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antiphonal, a. and n.|ænˈtɪfənəl|
[a. OFr. antiphonal, ad. ? med.L. antiphōnāl-is: see antiphon and -al1.]
A. adj.
1. Of the nature of an antiphon; sung alternately.
1719Bingham Orig. Eccles. V. xiii. x. 336 By way of antiphonal or alternate Melody. Ibid. II. 111 (T.) Antiphonal singing was first brought into the church of Milan. 1859Sat. Rev. 2 July 16 The antiphonal effect of the double choruses..in ‘Thy right hand, O Lord.’
2. Responsive in sound, or (transf.) other effect.
1848‘L. Mariotti’ Italy I. i. 121 A peal of the organ is antiphonal to a flourish of trumpets. 1868Swinburne Ess. & Stud. 373 The dim floor-work in front..is antiphonal to the wealth of water beyond.
B. n. An antiphonal collection; an antiphonary.
1691Wood Ath. Oxon. I/572 [Warham] left all his..Ledgers, Grayles and Antiphonals to Wykeham Coll. 1872Yeats Tech. Hist. Comm. 379 The missals and antiphonals placed in churches exhibited magnificent exteriors. |