[ˈantɪf(ə)n], (Noun)

Definitions:
- (in traditional Western Christian liturgy) a short sentence sung or recited before or after a psalm or canticle


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek antiphōna ‘harmonies’, neuter plural of antiphōnos ‘responsive’, from anti ‘in return’ + phōnē ‘sound’