antiphony

antiphony

English

Noun

antiphony (plural antiphonies)

1. (music, singing) alternate, or responsive singing by a choir split into two parts; a piece sung or chanted in this manner
2. alternate, or responsive ideas or opinions; juxtaposition
   • 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 76:

     "Besides that Cardan pleases himself with that Antiphonie in Nature, that as the Ostrich being a Bird, yet never shes in the Aire, so this Bird of Paradise should alwayes be in the Aire, and never rest upon the Earth."

Translations

singing by a choir split in two parts or a piece sung in this manner

Catalan: antífona f French: antienne (fr) f Italian: antifonia f

Portuguese: antifonia f Serbo-Croatian: antifona (sh) f

Anagrams

• Typhonian