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counterpoint

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COUNTERPOINT

n. 1. A coverlet; a cover for a bed, stitched or woven in squares; written corruptly counterpane.
2. In music, counterpoint is when the musical characters by which the notes in each part are signified, are placed in such a manner, each with respect to each, as to show how the parts answer one to another. Hence counterpoint in composition is the art of combining and modulating consonant sounds.
3. An opposite point.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COUNTERPOINT

Coun "ter *point ` (koun "tr-point `), n. Etym: [Counter- + point. ]

 

Defn: An opposite point [Obs. ] Sir E. Sandys.

 

COUNTERPOINT

Coun "ter *point `, n. Etym: [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, but moving attended by one or more related melodies. (c ) Music in parts; part writing; harmony; polyphonic music. See Polyphony. Counterpoint, an invention equivalent to a new creation of music. Whewell.

 

COUNTERPOINT

Coun "ter *point `, n. Etym: [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 colors broken one into another. ]

 

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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

counterpoint

coun ter point |ˈkountərˌpoint ˈkaʊn (t )ərˌpɔɪnt | ▶noun 1 Music the art or technique of setting, writing, or playing a melody or melodies in conjunction with another, according to fixed rules. • a melody played in conjunction with another. 2 an argument, idea, or theme used to create a contrast with the main element: I have used my interviews with parents as a counterpoint to a professional judgment. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 Music add counterpoint to (a melody ): the orchestra counterpoints the vocal part. 2 emphasize by contrast: the cream walls and maple floors are counterpointed by black accents. • compensate for: the story's fanciful excesses are counterpointed with some sharp and unsentimental dialogue. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French contrepoint, from medieval Latin contrapunctum ‘(song ) pricked or marked over against (the original melody ),’ from contra- ‘against ’ + punctum, from pungere ‘to prick. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

counterpoint

coun ¦ter |point |ˈkaʊntəpɔɪnt | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] Music the technique of setting, writing, or playing a melody or melodies in conjunction with another, according to fixed rules. • [ count noun ] a melody played in conjunction with another. 2 a thing that forms a pleasing or notable contrast to something else: the sauce made a piquant counterpoint to the ham. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 Music add counterpoint to (a melody ): the orchestra counterpoints the vocal part. 2 emphasize by contrast: the cream walls and maple floors are counterpointed by black accents. • compensate for: the yarn's fanciful excesses are counterpointed with some sharp and unsentimental dialogue. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French contrepoint, from medieval Latin contrapunctum ‘(song ) pricked or marked over against (the original melody )’, from contra- ‘against ’ + punctum, from pungere ‘to prick ’.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

counterpoint

c ó unter p ò int 名詞 1 U 〘楽 〙対位法 .2 C 〘楽 〙対位旋律 .3 C «…に対する » 対比的 [対照的 ]な要素 «to » .動詞 他動詞 (対比 対照により )…を引き立たせる, …を強調する ; …を対照させる .