contrepoint

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contrepoint

\kɔ̃.tʁə.pwɛ̃\
[kɔ̃.tʁə.pwɛ̃] France (Vosges)

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Vient du latin punctus contra punctum, littéralement « point contre point » c’est-à-dire note contre note.

noun contrepoints

Art de composer de la musique à deux ou plusieurs parties. Apprendre le contrepoint.
Ce qui contraste avec autre chose et rend l’ensemble plus équilibré. La fraîcheur du vent offre un agréable contrepoint au soleil de la plage.

Similar: contrepoint rigoureux

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noun

Similar: contrepoint rigoureux

In English

counterpoint (music) a melody added to an existing one

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@misc{contrepoint_2026,
  title = {contrepoint},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/contrepoint},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}