contrepoint
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From contre + point, based on Medieval Latin contrapunctus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
contrepoint m (plural contrepoints)
- (music) counterpoint
- (figurative) counterpoint (response, retort, repartee)
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References[edit]
- “contrepoint”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.