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Finnish
Noun
antienne
- 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
Noun
antienne f (plural antiennes)
- (religion) antiphony
- (singing) chant, refrain
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