Antiphonal

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Antiphonal \An*tiph"o*nal\, a.
     Of or pertaining to antiphony, or alternate singing; sung
     alternately by a divided choir or opposite choirs. --Wheatly.
     -- {An*tiph"o*nal*ly}, adv.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Antiphonal \An*tiph"o*nal\, n.
     A book of antiphons or anthems.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  antiphonal
       adj 1: containing or using responses or antiphons recited or sung
              in alternation; "responsive reading"; "antiphonal
              liturgy" [syn: {responsive}]
       2: relating to or resembling an antiphon [syn: {antiphonary}]
       n : bound collection of antiphons [syn: {antiphonary}]