Definition of "antiphonary" [an•tiph•o•na•ry]

• A bound collection of antiphons, especially of the responsive choral parts of the Divine Office. (noun)

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• "The musical compilation known as the antiphonary is therefore not due to Gregory II, nor is it from him that it has become known as the"
• "The sanctoral of the antiphonary is the oldest document of that kind in the Coptic literature."
• "Missale Mixtum/Liturgia Mozarabica, Migne's P.L. A couple of stories came the NLM's way pertaining to the Mozarabic liturgy, related to an 11th century Mozarabic antiphonary which is completely in tact -- and, reportedly, the only such example in existence."