contrapuntal
英 [,kɒntrə'pʌnt(ə)l]
美 [,kɑntrə'pʌntl]
- contrapuntal (adj.)
- 1845, from Italian contrapunto "counterpoint," also "backstitch," from contra "against" (see contra) + punto "point" (see point (n.)). Musical use is from Medieval Latin cantus contrapunctis. Compare counterpoint. Related: Contrapuntally.
