antiphonal

3 definitions found

antiphonal - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Antiphonal \An*tiph"o*nal\, a.
     Of or pertaining to antiphony, or alternate singing; sung
     alternately by a divided choir or opposite choirs. --Wheatly.
     -- An*tiph"o*nal*ly, adv.
     [1913 Webster]

  Antiphonal \An*tiph"o*nal\, n.
     A book of antiphons or anthems.
     [1913 Webster]

antiphonal - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  antiphonal
      adj 1: containing or using responses; alternating; "responsive
             reading"; "antiphonal laughter" [syn: responsive,
             antiphonal]
      2: relating to or resembling an antiphon or antiphony [syn:
         antiphonary, antiphonal]
      n 1: bound collection of antiphons [syn: antiphonary,
           antiphonal]