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.
© Webster 1913.