CONTRAPUNTAL - Definition

Pronunciation:		`kântru'puntl
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[adj] (music) having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together [adj] relating to or characteristic of or according to the rules of counterpoint; "contrapuntal base"

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	Synonyms:	polyphonic

	Antonyms:	monophonic


Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Con`tra*pun"tal\, a. [It. contrappunto counterpoint. See {Counterpoint}.] (Mus.) Pertaining to, or according to the rules of, counterpoint.