"contrappunto" meaning in All languages combined

See contrappunto on Wiktionary

Noun [Italian]

IPA: /kon.trapˈpun.to/ Forms: contrappunti [plural]
Rhymes: -unto Etymology: From contra- + punto. Etymology templates: {{prefix|it|contra|punto}} contra- + punto Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} contrappunto m (plural contrappunti)
  1. (music) counterpoint Tags: masculine Related terms: contrappuntare, contrappuntato, contrappuntista, contrappuntisticamente, contrappuntistico

Inflected forms

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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From contra- + punto.",
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    {
      "form": "contrappunti",
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  ],
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  ],
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        },
        {
          "word": "contrappuntista"
        },
        {
          "word": "contrappuntisticamente"
        },
        {
          "word": "contrappuntistico"
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/kon.trapˈpun.to/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-unto"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From contra- + punto.",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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    },
    {
      "word": "contrappuntista"
    },
    {
      "word": "contrappuntisticamente"
    },
    {
      "word": "contrappuntistico"
    }
  ],
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        "Italian nouns",
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      ],
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      ],
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    },
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}

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