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Improperium

(usually plural) one of a series of antiphons and responses expressing the remonstrance of Jesus Christ with his people, usually sung on Good Friday. Open English WordNet

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(usually plural) one of a series of antiphons and responses expressing the remonstrance of Jesus Christ with his people, usually sung on Good Friday. Open English WordNet

In their present form in the Roman Rite, the Improperia are a series of three couplets, sung antiphonally by cantors and followed by alternate Greek and Latin responses from the two halves of the choir Open English WordNet

And nine other lines sung by the cantors, with the full choir responding after each with the refrain Popule meus, quid feci tibi? . . . . Open English WordNet

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antiphon

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Improperium