Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
antiphon .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mus.) The response which one side of the choir makes to the other in a chant; alternate chanting or signing.
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- noun music The
response which one side of thechoir makes to the other in achant ;alternate chanting or singing.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Capitulate, or antiphone will stamp his feet and maybe even hold his breath.
Another debate? Democrats... CNN... Ann Althouse 2008
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That said, antiphone - go watch some Emeril and kick it up a notch, eh?
"He is a transformational figure, he is a new generation coming onto the world stage, onto the American stage" -- Colin Powell endorses Obama. Ann Althouse 2008
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Clearly, you must atone for citing a link the way most normal people understand it, rather than the super-secret way antiphone demands.
Another debate? Democrats... CNN... Ann Althouse 2008
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Sunday Martins in winter consisted of sevent-five psalms and twenty-five antiphone -- three psalms to each antiphone.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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MacTavish was heard to groan, "Oh, why tid I leave my home!" to which a voice responded in mocking antiphone, "Why tid you cross ta teep?"
The House with the Green Shutters George Douglas Brown 1885
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"Good Lord, deliver us!" comes the solemn antiphone of the telegraph editor, the assistant telegraph editor, Corkey and the copy boy.
David Lockwin—The People's Idol John McGovern 1883
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In the first advertising for Verizon's Droid antiphone, the iPhone's shortcomings are displayed, with rather sweet, jolly, Applesque music as background.
Webware.com 2009
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antiphone, you are entitled to say that, base on the First Amendment, but not on a fair reading of my words.
"He is a transformational figure, he is a new generation coming onto the world stage, onto the American stage" -- Colin Powell endorses Obama. Ann Althouse 2008
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(antiphone) or from the adjective antiphonos, and that it signified a chant by alternate choirs.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913
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Allow me to send you my finished composition of this Cacilia, the musical foundation of which is furnished by the Gregorian antiphone: "Cantantibus organis,
Letters Liszt, Franz 1893
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