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Antiphony Moderate

Origin: Greek prefix anti-

Antiphony has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

alternate (responsive) singing by a choir in two parts

2

a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response

3

alternate, or responsive singing by a choir split into two parts; a piece sung or chanted in this manner

See Also
sung antiphonary antiphonically juxtaposition singing chanted opinions antiphonal
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
music religious music
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
gradual
Rhyming Words
ony pony tony kony mony zony sony cony moony crony drony agony goony stony irony peony atony brony phony evony
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