The Collaborative International Dictionary
Antiphonies
Antiphony \An*tiph"o*ny\, n.; pl. Antiphonies. [See Antiphon.]
A musical response; also, antiphonal chanting or signing.
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An anthem or psalm sung alternately by a choir or congregation divided into two parts. Also figuratively.
O! never more for me shall winds intone, With all your tops, a vast antiphony.
--R. Browning. [1913 Webster] ||
Wiktionary
antiphonies
n. (plural of antiphony English)
Usage examples of "antiphonies".
The instinctive act of humankind was to stand and listen, and learn how the trees on the right and the trees on the left wailed or chaunted to each other in the regular antiphonies of a cathedral choir.
From hot-air balloons above the square, orchestras of children blowing on giant seashells played enthusiastic, strident antiphonies.