| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | an·them |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   n th m |
| NOUN: | 1. A hymn of praise or loyalty. 2. A choral composition having a sacred or moralizing text in English. 3. A modern ballad accompanied by rock music instrumentation. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English anteme, from Old English antefn, from Late Latin antiph na, from Late Greek, from neuter pl. of antiphnos, sounding in answer : anti-, in return; see anti– + phn , voice; see bh -2 in Appendix I.
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