单词 | antiphon |
释义 | antiphon/ˈantɪf(ə)n![]() noun 1(In traditional Western Christian liturgy) a short sentence sung or recited before or after a psalm or canticle.The way the monks moved echoed the antiphons of the psalms themselves....
1.1A musical setting of an antiphon.Early Elizabethan anthems were modelled on the Latin antiphon or motet, but they cautiously followed the queen's injunction by being largely syllabic, with a minimum of counterpoint....
OriginLate Middle English: via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek antiphōna 'harmonies', neuter plural of antiphōnos 'responsive', from anti 'in return' + phōnē 'sound'. |
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