Added 9 October 2026
contrapuntal
/ˌkɒntrəˈpʌntəl/ adjective
Latin root: punctus Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about contrapuntal at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Relating to or characteristic of or according to the rules of counterpoint.
contrapuntal base
- Having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together.
Origin
From Latin punctus contra punctum (“note against note”).
From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)