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CONTRAPUNTAL
polyphonic, contrapuntal
(adjective) having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together
contrapuntal
(adjective) relating to or characteristic of or according to the rules of counterpoint; “contrapuntal base”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
contrapuntal (comparative more contrapuntal, superlative most contrapuntal)
Of or in counterpoint.
(music) Of or relating to counterpoint.
(music, of a piece of music) With two or more independent melodic lines.
Source: Wiktionary
Con`tra*pun"tal, a. Etym: [It. contrappunto counterpoint. See Counterpoint.] (Mus.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or according to the rules of, counterpoint.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PROSODIC
(adjective) of or relating to the rhythmic aspect of language or to the suprasegmental phonemes of pitch and stress and juncture and nasalization and voicing
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