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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Contrapuntal \Con`tra*pun"tal\, a. [It. contrappunto
     counterpoint. See {Counterpoint}.] (Mus.)
     Pertaining to, or according to the rules of, counterpoint.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  contrapuntal
       adj 1: relating to or characteristic of or according to the rules
              of counterpoint; "contrapuntal base"
       2: having two or more independent but harmonically related
          melodic parts sounding together [syn: {polyphonic}] [ant:
          {monophonic}]

















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