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antiphonary

noun an·tiph·o·nary \ an-ˈti-fə-ˌner-ē \

Definition of antiphonary

plural antiphonaries
1 : a book containing a collection of antiphons
2 : a book containing the choral parts of the Divine Office

First Known Use of antiphonary

15th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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