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*2 : something constituting a reply or a reaction: as a : a verse, phrase, or [[word]] sung or said by the people or choir after or in reply to the officiant in a liturgical service
*2 : something constituting a reply or a reaction: as a : a verse, phrase, or [[word]] sung or said by the people or choir after or in reply to the officiant in a liturgical service
:b : the activity or inhibition of previous activity of an [[organism]] or any of its parts resulting from stimulation
:b : the activity or inhibition of previous activity of an [[organism]] or any of its parts resulting from stimulation
:c : the output of a transducer or detecting device resulting from a given input
:c : the output of a transducer or detecting device resulting from a given input
<center>For lessons on the topic of (''Reaction'')/'''''Response''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Response '''''this link'''''].</center>
==Description==
==Description==
An antiphon ([[Greek]] ἀντίφωνον, ἀντί "opposite" + φωνή "[[voice]]") in Christian music and [[ritual]], is a "'''responsory'''" by a [[choir]] or congregation, usually in Gregorian chant, to a psalm or other [[text]] in a religious service or musical work.
An antiphon ([[Greek]] ἀντίφωνον, ἀντί "opposite" + φωνή "[[voice]]") in Christian music and [[ritual]], is a "'''responsory'''" by a [[choir]] or congregation, usually in Gregorian chant, to a psalm or other [[text]] in a religious service or musical work.
