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CONTRAPUNTIST
contrapuntist
(noun) a composer who specializes in counterpoint
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
contrapuntist (plural contrapuntists)
(music) One skilled in counterpoint.
Source: Wiktionary
Con`tra*pun"tist, n. Etym: [It. contrappuntista.] (Mus.)
Definition: One skilled in counterpoint. L. Mason.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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