Antiphonal - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Antiphonal :  adj
1: containing or using responses or antiphons recited or sung in alternation; "responsive reading"; "antiphonal liturgy" [syn: responsive]
2: relating to or resembling an antiphon [syn: antiphonary] (noun)

1: bound collection of antiphons [syn: antiphonary]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Antiphonal : \An*tiph"o*nal\, a. Of or pertaining to antiphony, or alternate singing; sung alternately by a divided choir or opposite choirs. --Wheatly. -- An*tiph"o*nal*ly, adv.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Antiphonal : \An*tiph"o*nal\, n. A book of antiphons or anthems.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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