1 [U] (music) the combination of two or more tunes played together to form a single piece of music
SYNPOLYPHONY:
The two melodies are played in counterpoint.
seealsoCONTRAPUNTAL
2 [C] ~ (to sth) (music) a tune played in combination with another one
3 [U,C] (written) a pleasing or interesting contrast:
This work is in austere counterpoint to that of Gaudi.
verb [VN] ~ sth (with / against sth) (formal) to contrast sth with sth else; to form a contrast with sth
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
Where does this definition of counterpoint come from?
This entry for counterpoint is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is counterpoint a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, counterpoint is tagged as noun.
Does counterpoint appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — counterpoint appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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