An*tiph"o*nal (&?;), a. Of or pertaining to antiphony, or alternate singing; sung alternately by a divided choir or opposite choirs. Wheatly. -- An*tiph"o*nal*ly, adv.
An*tiph"o*nal, n. A book of antiphons or anthems.
An*tiph"o*na*ry (&?;), n. [LL. antiphonarium. See Antiphoner.] A book containing a collection of antiphons; the book in which the antiphons of the breviary, with their musical notes, are contained.
An"ti*phone (&?;), n. (Mus.) The response which one side of the choir makes to the other in a chant; alternate chanting or signing.
An*tiph"o*ner (&?;), n. [F. antiphonaire. See Antiphon.] A book of antiphons. Chaucer.
An`ti*phon"ic (&?;), a. Antiphonal.
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.
||An*tiph"ra*sis (&?;), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to express by antithesis or negation.] (Rhet.) The use of words in a sense opposite to their proper meaning; as when a court of justice is called a court of vengeance.
{ An`ti*phras"tic (&?;), An`ti*phras"tic*al (&?;), } a. [Gr. &?;.] Pertaining to antiphrasis. -- An`ti*phras"tic*al*ly, adv.
An`ti*phthis"ic (&?;), a. (Med.) Relieving or curing phthisis, or consumption. -- n. A medicine for phthisis.
An`ti*phys"ic*al (&?;), a. [Pref. anti- + physical.] Contrary to nature; unnatural.
An`ti*phys"ic*al, a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. &?; to inflate.] (Med.) Relieving flatulence; carminative.
An`ti*plas"tic (&?;), a. 1. Diminishing plasticity.