antiphon.

A short sung liturgical text or response associated with a psalm, chant, or alternating voices.

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Words that belong together

• sing an antiphon
• Marian antiphon

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The antiphon returned after each verse of the psalm.

Two groups of singers answered one another with the antiphon.

Usage notes

Primary category: gothic. Forms: Singular antiphon; plural antiphons. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.