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Definition of: antiphon
(an′tə·fon) noun
1. A verse of a psalm or hymn said or chanted in response to another.
2. A composition consisting of passages for alternate singing or chanting.
3. A versicle chanted before, and often after, a psalm or canticle, and varying with the church season or feast.[<LL antiphona <Gk. antiphona. Doublet of ANTHEM.]
—an′ti·phon′ic or ·i·cal adjective
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