Dictionary entry

Antiphony

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.