antiphonic (antifonik)

[ antiphon on (an-tif'ō-non), n.; pl. antiphon a (-nä). [Gr.: see antiphon.] Same as antiphon. In the Basilian and Chrysostomic Liturgies, the Introit is divided into three antiphon a. J. M. Neale , Eastern Church, i. 364. antiphony (an-tif'ō-ni), n.; pl. antiphonies (-niz). [An extended form of antiphon , In responsorial singing, on the contrary, one singer alternates with the whole choir, as in the chanting of responsories. See responsory. 2. A psalm or an anthem so chanted. These are the pretty responsories, these are the dear an tiphonies that so bewitched of late our prelates and their chaplains with the goodly echo they made. Milton , Areopagitica. 3. A composition of several verses taken from different psalms and set to music.