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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response;
[syn: antiphon, antiphony]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Antiphon \An"ti*phon\, n. [LL. antiphona, fr. Gr. ?. See
   Anthem.]
   1. A musical response; alternate singing or chanting. See
      Antiphony, and Antiphone.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A verse said before and after the psalms. --Shipley.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

antiphon
    n 1: a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response [syn:
         antiphon, antiphony]