Antiphon

·noun A verse said before and after the psalms.

II. Antiphon ·noun A musical response; alternate singing or chanting. ·see Antiphony, and Antiphone.

Antiphon
Antĭphōn, ōntis, m., = Ἀντιφῶν. I A renowned sophist of Rhamnus , a contemporary of Socrates , Cic...

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