ANTIPHONARY


Meaning of ANTIPHONARY in English

/an tif"euh ner'ee/ , n. , pl. antiphonaries .

a book of antiphons.

[ 1425-75; late ME antiphonarium; learned borrowing r. earlier versions, which had undergone changes: ME anfenere, antefenar, antiphoner ( e ), OE antefnere (cf. MD antiffenaer, MLG antifener, OHG antiphenere ) ]

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