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 dialogue between the river and mountain spirits will perhaps remind them of the ghostly antiphonies which the "Mariner" hears in his trance.
From A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century by Henry A. (Henry Augustin) Beers
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
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
But Greco is on the side of the angels; Berlioz, like Goya, too often joined in the infernal antiphonies of Satan Mekatrig.
From Promenades of an Impressionist by James Huneker
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
