counterpoint

Etymology 1
, from, from. Equivalent to.

Noun

 * 1)  A melody added to an existing one, especially one added to provide harmony whilst each retains its simultaneous identity; a composition consisting of such contrapuntal melodies.
 * 2) Any similar contrasting element in a work of art.
 * 3) An opposite point.
 * 4) * 1605, Sir, Europae Speculum [A Relation of the State of Religion in Europe], in Mary Ellen Henley, Sir Edwin Sandy's Europae Speculum: a Critical Edition (2001)
 * Priests; who affecting in them selves and their followers a certein Angelical puritie, fell sodainly to the very counterpoint of justifying bestialitie.
 * 1) * 1605, Sir, Europae Speculum [A Relation of the State of Religion in Europe], in Mary Ellen Henley, Sir Edwin Sandy's Europae Speculum: a Critical Edition (2001)
 * Priests; who affecting in them selves and their followers a certein Angelical puritie, fell sodainly to the very counterpoint of justifying bestialitie.

Synonyms

 * music

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Esperanto: kontrapunkto
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Icelandic: kontrapunktur
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 対位法
 * Maori: rangi pāhekoheko
 * Persian: کنترپوئن
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish:


 * Portuguese:

Verb

 * 1)  To compose or arrange such music.
 * 2)  To serve as an opposing point against.

Translations

 * German: kontrapunktieren

Etymology 2
From, a corruption of , from , i.e. a stitched pillow or cover. See.