antiphonies

Variant of antiphony

noun pl. antiphonies

  1. the opposition of sounds
  2. harmony produced by this
  3. an antiphon
  4. antiphonal chanting or singing
  5. any response or echo

Origin: < Gr antiphōnos (see anthem), by assoc. with symphony

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