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Antiphone

Antiphone \An"ti*phone\, n. (Mus.) The response which one side of the choir makes to the other in a chant; alternate chanting or signing.

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antiphone

n. (context music English) The response which one side of the choir makes to the other in a chant; alternate chanting or singing.

Usage examples of "antiphone".

As for the rest, it was made by a woman named Antiphone back in seventh-century Britain.

But without his patria to guard Channon while he fulfilled his ancient oath, there was always a chance she would end up as Antiphone had.

Fates had entrusted this woman to him, just as his brother had entrusted Antiphone to him.

The soft-looking, round-shouldered chancellor, Polites, was also with the king, as was fat Antiphones, and the slender Dios.

Andromache saw Agathon and fat Antiphones talking together and, beyond them, Laodike sitting with Kreusa.

Fat Antiphones has been stripped of his titles and ordered not to leave his palace.

It would surprise me, however, to learn that Antiphones was a traitor.

Remember: Hektor the brave, Agathon the sly, and Antiphones the stupid!

Priam had made Polites his chancellor and fat Antiphones Master of the Horse.

Oh, Antiphones, you have no idea how long I have waited for just this moment!

Grabbing the attacker, Antiphones dragged him into a savage head butt.

Still holding on to the stunned man, Antiphones twisted round, hurling him at the swordsman.

The servant recognized him and ran to where Antiphones was now leaning against the base of one of the statues.

I do not understand the mysteries of battles and strategies, but Antiphones told me that Sparta will lose the war.

Machaon also knelt by Antiphones, drawing back the cloak still further.