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Synonyms for antiphon
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : an-tuh-fon |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈæn təˌfɒn |
Top 10 synonyms for antiphon
- antiphon
- back answer
- back talk
- backcap
- Band-Aid
- close
- comeback
- cooler
- counter
- counterclaim
- crack
- defense
- disclosure
- double-take
- echo
- elucidation
- gag
- guff
- hit
- jape
- jest
- joke
- kickback
- knee-jerk reaction
- lip
- parting shot
- pay dirt
- plea
- quick fix
- rebuttal
- reciprocation
- refutation
- rejoinder
- remark
- repartee
- reply
- report
- reprisal
- resolution
- respond
- response
- result
- retaliation
- retort
- return
- revenge
- reverberation
- rhetorical question
- riposte
- sally
- sass
- sign
- snappy comeback
- solution
- statement
- thank-you note
- the ticket
- topper
- vibes
- vindication
- wisecrack
- witticism
Définition of antiphon
Origin :- c.1500, "a versicle sung responsively," from Middle French antiphone "hymn" or directly from Medieval Latin antiphona, from Greek antiphona, from anti- "over against" (see anti-) + phone "voice" (see fame (n.)). A re-adoption of the word which had become anthem in English and lost its original meaning.
- As in reply : noun answer
- As in response : noun answer, reaction
- As in retort : noun snappy answer
- As in return : noun answer
- As in retroaction : noun response
- As in answer : noun reply; reaction
- The people demanded of Antiphon the meaning of these visions.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Yes, he said, and the name of our brother, Antiphon; but why do you ask?
- Extract from : « Parmenides » by Plato
- In this context some discussions with Antiphon the sophist deserve record.
- Extract from : « The Memorabilia » by Xenophon
- But there was Antiphon—son to Menecrates—and a whole mina; why not him?
- Extract from : « The Works of Lucian of Samosata, v. 4 » by Lucian of Samosata
- It is a coincidence, if not something more, that puts the antiphon O Oriens!
- Extract from : « Ortus Christi » by Mother St. Paul
- Antiphon is also said to have composed a Τέχνη or art of Rhetoric.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 » by Various
- The test for this admission was setting an antiphon in four parts.
- Extract from : « The World's Great Men of Music » by Harriette Brower
- The proposal was accepted; and Antiphon, a celebrated diviner, appointed to consult the oracle.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Before another moon had waned, Antiphon returned from Oropus, whither he had been sent to consult the oracle.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- An antiphon was sung nightly before St. Marys image by the junior vicar after evensong (1459-63).
- Extract from : « Parish Priests and Their People in the Middle Ages in England » by Edward L. Cutts
Antonyms for antiphon
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