| 单词 | antiphon |
| 释义 | antiphon[ an-tuh-fon ] / ˈæn təˌfɒn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR antiphon ON THESAURUS.COM nouna verse or song to be chanted or sung in response. Ecclesiastical.
Origin of antiphon1490–1500; <Medieval Latin antiphōna responsive singing <Greek (tà) antíphōna, neuter plural of antíphōnos sounding in answer, equivalent to anti-anti- + phōn(ḗ) sound + -os adj. suffix. Cf. anthem Words nearby antiphonantiperistaltic anastomosis, antipernicious anemia factor, antipersonnel, antiperspirant, antiphlogistic, antiphon, antiphonal, antiphonary, antiphony, antiphrasis, Antiphus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for antiphonBritish Dictionary definitions for antiphonantiphon / (ˈæntɪfən) / nouna short passage, usually from the Bible, recited or sung as a response after certain parts of a liturgical service a psalm, hymn, etc, chanted or sung in alternate parts any response or answer Word Origin for antiphonC15: from Late Latin antiphōna sung responses, from Late Greek, plural of antiphōnon (something) responsive, from antiphōnos, from anti- + phōnē sound Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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