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contrapuntal

UK/ˌkɒntrəˈpʌntəl/

contrapuntal adjective: of or in counterpoint.

Adjective

contrapuntal (comparative more contrapuntal, superlative most contrapuntal)

  1. Of or in counterpoint.
  2. Of or relating to counterpoint.
  3. With two or more independent melodic lines.

contrapuntal meaning in Bengali

contrapuntal in Bengali

কাউন্টারপয়েন্টের, কাউন্টারপয়েন্ট সম্পর্কিত, দুই, ততোধিক স্বাধীন সুর রেখাযুক্ত

Forms of contrapuntal

comparativemore contrapuntal
superlativemost contrapuntal

Origin of contrapuntal

From Latin punctus contra punctum (“note against note”).

Words formed from contrapuntal

Questions about contrapuntal

What does contrapuntal mean?
Contrapuntal means of or in counterpoint.
What is contrapuntal in Bengali?
Contrapuntal in Bengali is কাউন্টারপয়েন্টের, কাউন্টারপয়েন্ট সম্পর্কিত, দুই. See Contrapuntal meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is contrapuntal?
Contrapuntal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce contrapuntal?
Contrapuntal is pronounced /ˌkɒntrəˈpʌntəl/ (UK).

Words near contrapuntal in the dictionary

  1. contraptions
  2. contraptious
  3. contrapunctal
  4. contrapuncti
  5. contrapunctus
  6. contrapuntal
  7. contrapuntalism
  8. contrapuntally
  9. contrapuntism
  10. contrapuntist
  11. contrapuntists

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Adapted from Wiktionary: contrapuntal (page history and authors); contrapuntal (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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