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antiphonal

/an-tif-uh-nl/US // ænˈtɪf ə nl //UK // (ænˈtɪfənəl) //

对唱,对唱式,反调,对唱机

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : pertaining to antiphons or antiphony; responsive.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an antiphonary.

Examples

  • The war was not the only cause of the necessity of Mademoiselle Simone's opposition to antiphonal Gregorian singing.

  • And spontaneously there rose an antiphonal pantun, or song of war.

  • The wolves in the valley near-by howled ceaseless responses in this remarkable antiphonal chorus.

  • It rumbles like thunder, falling and rising as it rolls onwards; it is antiphonal, but changes as it travels nearer.

  • It is, however, in most cases very difficult to know whether the hymn is actually antiphonal or not.