antiphony
noun
alternate or responsive singing by a choir in two divisions.
antiphonies
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pluralof antiphony.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The singing voices of summer were all a-throb, filling the air with great antiphonies of praise, till this good June day was fairly wild with the sheer joy of life.
From The Doctor : a Tale of the Rockies by Ralph Connor
One after the other, like the antiphonies in the choral service, rise Fanny and the rose in June, then back again the rose in June and Fanny.
From The English Mail-Coach and Joan of Arc by Thomas De Quincey
One after the other, like the antiphonies in the choral service, rises Fanny and the rose in June, then back again the rose in June and Fanny.
From Miscellaneous Essays by Thomas De Quincey
We ended with antiphonies of praise for this descendant of Justin Morgan.
From The Killer by Stewart Edward White
Then came the epistle, prayers, antiphonies and a benediction.
From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
