(a.) Of or pertaining to antiphony, or alternate singing; sung alternately by a divided choir or opposite choirs.
(n.) A book of antiphons or anthems.
Example Sentences:
(1) Early antiphonal exchanges between broodmates are as smooth as later ones between parents and chicks, suggesting that chicks quickly attain proficiency at antiphonal interactions and do not rely on an adult partner to maintain the pattern.
(2) Out of these subjects 70 persons used antiphones (of ear plugs) continuously, 70 workers used them occasionally, and 70 subjects did not use them at all.
(3) We investigated changes in antiphonal duetting with phases of reproduction and circulating levels of luteinizing hormone, testosterone, and estradiol in slate-colored boubous (Laniarius funebris) breeding in aviaries.
(4) The ontogeny of antiphonal calling was studied in free-living European starlings.
(5) Low intragroup cohesion, infrequent social interaction, and antiphonal use of several long-distance vocalizations suggest that ruffed lemurs naturally exhibit fission-fusion sociality.
(6) The antiphonal exchanges between parents and young develop shortly before fledgling and appear to help family groups maintain contact after the young have left the nest.
Antiphonary
Definition:
(n.) A book containing a collection of antiphons; the book in which the antiphons of the breviary, with their musical notes, are contained.