"contrepoint" meaning in All languages combined

See contrepoint on Wiktionary

Noun [French]

IPA: /kɔ̃.tʁə.pwɛ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-contrepoint.wav Forms: contrepoints [plural]
Etymology: From contre + point, based on Medieval Latin contrapunctus. Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|ML.|contrapunctus}} Medieval Latin contrapunctus Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} contrepoint m (plural contrepoints)
  1. (music) counterpoint Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-contrepoint-fr-noun-X57ZCXtv Categories (other): Music, French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (figurative) counterpoint (response, retort, repartee) Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-contrepoint-fr-noun--6PuQmg4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: contrapuntique, contre-sujet

Inflected forms

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