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CONTRAPUNTAL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together

Synonyms:

contrapuntal; polyphonic

Classified under:

Adjectives

Domain category:

music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Relating to or characteristic of or according to the rules of counterpoint

Example:

contrapuntal base

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

counterpoint (a musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodies)

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