Counterpoint



ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
An opposite point
2.
The setting of note against note in harmony; the adding of one or more parts to a given canto fermo or melody
3.
The art of polyphony, or composite melody, i.e., melody not single, but moving attended by one or more related melodies.
4.
Music in parts; part writing; harmony; polyphonic music.
5.
A coverlet; a cover for a bed, often stitched or broken into squares; a counterpane.