antiphonal

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antiphonal (plural antiphonals)

1. A book of antiphons or anthems sung or chanted at a liturgy; an antiphonary or antiphoner.

   Synonyms: antiphoner, antiphonar, antiphonary

2. An antiphon; a piece sung or chanted in an antiphonal manner.

antiphonal (not comparable)

1. (music) Characterized by antiphones or antiphony; incorporating alternate, or responsive singing by a choir split into two parts.

   The antiphonal hymn was sung regularly at church.

   • 1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “III. The Persians”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, page 88:

     […] in the lengthened antiphonal dirge at the end […]

• antiphonally

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• antihaplon