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antifonia.

antiphony (singing by a choir split in two parts or a piece sung in this manner)

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɐ̃.t͡ʃi.foˈni.ɐ/Brazil/ɐ̃.ti.fuˈni.ɐ/Portugal
  1. antiphony (singing by a choir split in two parts or a piece sung in this manner)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. Portuguese anti- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek -εία (-eía)der. Portuguese -ia Portuguese -fonia Portuguese antifonia From anti- + -fonia.

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