antiphony








noun, plural an·tiph·o·nies.

  1. alternate or responsive singing by a choir in two divisions.
  2. a psalm, verse, etc., so sung; antiphon.
  3. a responsive musical utterance.

noun plural -nies

  1. the antiphonal singing of a musical composition by two choirs
  2. any musical or other sound effect that answers or echoes another
n.

1590s, from Greek antiphonos (see antiphon) + -y (1).

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