"countermelody" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: countermelodies [plural]
Etymology: From counter- + melody. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|counter|melody}} counter- + melody Head templates: {{en-noun}} countermelody (plural countermelodies)
  1. (music) a secondary or supplemental melody played simultaneously with the primary melody. Categories (topical): Music Synonyms: counter melody, counter-melody Translations (secondary or supplemental melody): contrechant [masculine] (French), contre-chant (French), rangi pāhekoheko (Maori)

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Alternative forms

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