| 单词 | antiphon |
| 释义 | antiphon (once / 13889 pages) n WORD FAMILY antiphon: antiphonal, antiphonary, antiphons+/antiphonal: antiphonally, antiphonals/antiphonary: antiphonaries USAGE EXAMPLESSupposedly the 5th-century orator Antiphon ran a “consolation booth” in the center of the Athenian agora for people who were bereaved. Washington Post(Aug 24, 2016) Hearing “Greater Antiphons” in this new version, some impressions remain the same as in the choral original, while other perspectives change considerably. Los Angeles Times(May 30, 2016) In his Seven Antiphons and elsewhere, he uses dissonance sparingly but effectively, sometimes sustaining it at length. New York Times(Dec 06, 2015) n a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response Syn|Hypo|Hyper antiphony gradual (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass church music, religious music genre of music composed for performance as part of religious ceremonies |
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