CONTRAPUNTAL Meaning of CONTRAPUNTAL in English [ ˌkɒntrə'pʌnt(ə)l ]■ adjective Music of or in counterpoint.Derivatives~ly adverbcontrapuntist noun OriginC19: from Ital. contrapunto (see counterpoint ) + -al . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004