antienne

Finnish

Noun

antienne

  1. second-person plural possessive form of genitive plural of anti

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French antoine, earlier anteivene, anteivne, inherited from Ecclesiastical Latin *antephona, a corrupted form of antiphona. Doublet of antiphone.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.tjɛn/
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Noun

antienne f (plural antiennes)

  1. (religion) antiphony
  2. (singing) chant, refrain

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