antiphony [æn'tifәni]
n.
轮流吟唱的歌, 唱和
antiphony[ noun ]- alternate (responsive) singing by a choir in two parts
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- a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response
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Antiphony \An*tiph"o*ny\, n.; pl. {Antiphonies}. [See
{Antiphon}.]
1. A musical response; also, antiphonal chanting or signing.
2. An anthem or psalm sung alternately by a choir or
congregation divided into two parts. Also figuratively.
O! never more for me shall winds intone,
With all your tops, a vast antiphony. --R. Browning.
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