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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.com | DownloadNoah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Counterpoint
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(1):
(n.) The art of polyphony, or composite melody, i. e., melody not single, but moving attended by one or more related melodies.
(2):
(n.) An opposite point
(3):
(n.) The setting of note against note in harmony; the adding of one or more parts to a given canto fermo or melody
(4):
(n.) Music in parts; part writing; harmony; polyphonic music. See Polyphony.
(5):
(n.) A coverlet; a cover for a bed, often stitched or broken into squares; a counterpane. See 1st Counterpane.