antiphony

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ænˈtɪfənɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(an tif′ə nē)


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an•tiph•o•ny  (an tif′ə nē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nies. 
  1. Music and Dancealternate or responsive singing by a choir in two divisions.
  2. Music and Dancea psalm, verse, etc., so sung; antiphon.
  3. Music and Dancea responsive musical utterance.
  • antiphon + -y3 1585–95
an•ti•phon•ic  (an′tə fon′ik),USA pronunciation adj.  an′ti•phon′i•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
antiphony / ænˈtɪfənɪ/ ( -nies)
  1. the antiphonal singing of a musical composition by two choirs
  2. any musical or other sound effect that answers or echoes another
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