Meaning

4 senses
  1. A choral or vocal composition, often with a religious or political lyric.

    The school's anthem sang of its many outstanding qualities, and it was hard to keep a straight face while singing.

  2. A hymn of praise or loyalty.

    The choir sang a selection of Christmas anthems at the service just before the big day.

    Hymne

    гимнgimn

    гімнhimn

  3. (informal)A very popular song or track.

  4. (archaic)Antiphon.

    Hymne, Nationalhymne

    гимнgimn

    гімнhimn, сла́веньslávenʹ

More definitions
  • a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school)
  • a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)

Examples

75 sentences
  1. The concert concluded with the national anthem.

    Концерт завершився національним гімном.

    ruКонцерт завершился государственным гимном.

    deDas Konzert endete mit der Nationalhymne.

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  2. I was chosen to sing the national anthem.

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  3. We all stood and sang the national anthem.

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  4. Tom's children are trying to memorize the words to the national anthem.

    deToms Kinder lernen den Text der Nationalhymne auswendig.

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  5. We rose from our seats when the national anthem was played.

    ruМы встали со своих мест, когда заиграл национальный гимн.

    deWir standen auf, als die Nationalhymne gespielt wurde.

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Translations

9 languages
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Origin

From Middle English anteme, from Old English antefn, antefen and Old French antiene, antei

From Middle English anteme, from Old English antefn, antefen and Old French antiene, anteine, anteivne, from Latin antiphōna, from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna), from ἀντί (antí, “over against”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice, sound”). Doublet of antiphon.

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Forms

plural: anthems
Singularanthem
Pluralanthems

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation):hymn

Word family

7 related words

See also

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