meaning of counterpoint
1. An opposite point
2. The setting of note against note in harmony; the adding of one or more parts to a given canto fermo or melody
3. The art of polyphony, or composite melody, i. e. , melody not single, but moving attended by one or more related melodies.
4. Music in parts; part writing; harmony; polyphonic music. See Polyphony.
5. A coverlet; a cover for a bed, often stitched or broken into squares; a counterpane. See 1st Counterpane.
6. a musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodies
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