antiphonal
/ænˈtɪfənəl/
antiphonal noun: a book of antiphons or anthems sung or chanted at a liturgy; an antiphonary or antiphoner.
Noun
antiphonal (plural antiphonals)
- A book of antiphons or anthems sung or chanted at a liturgy; an antiphonary or antiphoner.
- Synonyms:
- antiphoner, antiphonar, antiphonary
- An antiphon; a piece sung or chanted in an antiphonal manner.
Adjective
antiphonal (not comparable)
- 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.
- […] in the lengthened antiphonal dirge at the end […]1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “III. The Persians”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, page 88
Synonyms of antiphonal
Forms of antiphonal
| plural | antiphonals |
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Words formed from antiphonal
Questions about antiphonal
- What does antiphonal mean?
- Antiphonal means a book of antiphons or anthems sung or chanted at a liturgy; an antiphonary or antiphoner.
- What part of speech is antiphonal?
- Antiphonal can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce antiphonal?
- Antiphonal is pronounced /ænˈtɪfənəl/.
- What is the plural of antiphonal?
- The plural of antiphonal is antiphonals.
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