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contrapuntalism

contrapuntalism noun: counterpoint.

Noun

contrapuntalism (uncountable)

  1. counterpoint

Origin of contrapuntalism

From contrapuntal + -ism.

Questions about contrapuntalism

What does contrapuntalism mean?
Contrapuntalism means counterpoint.
What part of speech is contrapuntalism?
Contrapuntalism is a noun.

Words near contrapuntalism in the dictionary

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

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