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CONTRAPUNTAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does contrapuntal mean?
• CONTRAPUNTAL (adjective)
The adjective CONTRAPUNTAL has 2 senses:
1. relating to or characteristic of or according to the rules of counterpoint
2. having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together
Familiarity information: CONTRAPUNTAL used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or characteristic of or according to the rules of counterpoint
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
contrapuntal base
Pertainym:
counterpoint (a musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodies)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together
Synonyms:
contrapuntal; polyphonic
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
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