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Pronunciation : Coun"ter*point` (koun"tr-point`)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Counter- + point.]
Definition : Defn: An opposite point [Obs.] Sir E. Sandys.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Coun"ter*point`
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. contrepoint; cf. It. contrappunto. Cf. Contrapuntal.] (Mus.) (a) The setting of note against note in harmony; the adding of one or more parts to a given canto fermo or melody. (b) The art of polyphony, or composite melody, i. e., melody not single, bu
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Coun"ter*point`
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. contrepoincte, corruption of earlier counstepointe, countepointe, F. courtepointe, fr. L. culcita cushion, mattress (see Quilt, and cf. Cushion) + puncta, fem. p. p. of pungere to prick (see Point). The word properly meant a stitched quilt, with the
Definition : Defn: A coverlet; a cover for a bed, often stitched or broken into squares; a counterpane. See 1st Counterpane. Embroidered coverlets or counterpoints of purple silk. Sir T. North.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913