Morpheme
Anthem(e) [Anthem, Antheme]
Type
free base
Denotation
composition sung in alternate parts, verse response
Etymology
Middle English anteme; Old English antefn, antefen, ontemn; Late Latin antefana; Latin antiphōna; Ancient Greek antíphōna, from antí + phōnē
Evidence
anthem, anthemed, anthemic, anthemically, anthemics, antheming, anthemless, anthemlike, anthems, anthemwise
Notes
anthem and antiphon are doublets
