MEANING
A book containing antiphons and other chants used in prescribed religious worship.
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Words that belong together
- an illuminated antiphonary
- a choir antiphonary
On the page
The antiphonary was large enough for several singers to read from the same stand.
She opened the antiphonary at a page worn smooth by repeated use.
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Word forms
- Base
- antiphonary
Usage notes
Primary category: gothic. Forms: Singular antiphonary; plural antiphonaries. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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