anteme

Middle English

Alternative forms

antimne, antempne, antheme, antime, antyme, antem, antym, antefen, antephne, anthephene, antefne

Etymology

From Old English antefn, antefen and Old French antiene, anteine, anteivne, both from Ecclesiastical Latin *antephōna, from Latin antiphōna, from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌanˈtɛːm(ə)/, /ˈantɛm(ə)/, /ˈantim(ə)/, /ˈantɛm(p)n(ə)/, /ˈantɛv(ə)n(ə)/, /ˈantɛf(ə)n(ə)/

Noun

anteme (plural antemes)

A biblically-based chant; especially one sung before and after psalms (an antiphon).
(rare) A non-religious musical work or piece.

Descendants

English: anthem
Scots: anthem

References

“antē̆me, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-25.

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