OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 24614

counterpoint

/ˈkaʊntə(ɹ)ˌpɔɪnt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
contrapunto
A melody added to an existing one, especially one added to provide harmony whilst each retains its simultaneous identity; a composition consisting of such contrapuntal melodies.
I noticed […] that when a very cheesy synthesized violin sound plays in counterpoint with a real violin, it can quite convincingly seem as if two violins are playing.
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