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)

1. A biblically-based chant; especially one sung before and after psalms (an antiphon).
2. (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.