ANTIPHON

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A verse or song to be chanted or sung in response

Synonyms:

antiphon; antiphony

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("antiphon" is a kind of...):

church music; religious music (genre of music composed for performance as part of religious ceremonies)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "antiphon"):

gradual ((Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass)

Derivation:

antiphonal (relating to or resembling an antiphon or antiphony)

antiphonal (containing or using responses; alternating)

antiphonary (relating to or resembling an antiphon or antiphony)