| NOUN | communication | antiphon, antiphony | a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response |
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| Sounds | ae'ntahfaa.n; ae'ntihfaa.n | |
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| Rhymes | Abidjan ... Yukon: 149 rhymes with aan... | |
| Meaning | A verse or song to be chanted or sung in response. | |
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| Synonym | antiphony | |
| Narrower | gradual | (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass |
| Broader | religious music, church music | genre of music composed for performance as part of religious ceremonies |
| Spanish | antífona | |
| Catalan | antífona | |
| Adjectives | antiphonal | containing or using responses |
| antiphonary, antiphonal | relating to or resembling an antiphon or antiphony | |
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