DOUBLE COUNTERPOINT

Meaning of DOUBLE COUNTERPOINT in English

noun

: 2-part counterpoint so constructed that either part may be above or below the other — called also invertible counterpoint

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DOUBLE COUNTERPOINT — Music. invertible counterpoint using two transposable voices.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COUNTERPOINT — I. noun see: pungent Date: 15th century 1. one or more independent melodies added above or below a given melody, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COUNTERPOINT — Art of combining different melodic lines in a musical composition. The term is often used interchangeably with polyphony (music consisting …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
COUNTERPOINT — I. ˈkau̇ntə(r)+ˌ- noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: earlier conterpoint, from Middle French contrepoint, from contre- counter- + point dot, musical …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COUNTERPOINT — (n.) A coverlet; a cover for a bed, often stitched or broken into squares; a counterpane. See 1st Counterpane.
Английский словарь Webster
COUNTERPOINT — (n.) Music in parts; part writing; harmony; polyphonic music. See Polyphony.
Английский словарь Webster
COUNTERPOINT — (n.) The art of polyphony, or composite melody, i. e., melody not single, but moving attended by one or more …
Английский словарь Webster
COUNTERPOINT — (n.) The setting of note against note in harmony; the adding of one or more parts to a given canto …
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COUNTERPOINT — (n.) An opposite point
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COUNTERPOINT — ( n. ) The setting of note against note in harmony; the adding of one or more parts to a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COUNTERPOINT — ( n. ) The art of polyphony, or composite melody, i. e., melody not single, but moving attended by one …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COUNTERPOINT — ( n. ) Music in parts; part writing; harmony; polyphonic music. See Polyphony.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COUNTERPOINT — ( n. ) An opposite point
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COUNTERPOINT — ( n. ) A coverlet; a cover for a bed, often stitched or broken into squares; a counterpane. See 1st …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DOUBLE — — doubleness , n. — doubler , n. /dub"euhl/ , adj., n., v., doubled, doubling , adv. adj. 1. twice …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COUNTERPOINT — /kown"teuhr poynt'/ , n. 1. Music. the art of combining melodies. 2. Music. the texture resulting from the combining of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COUNTERPOINT — v. combine one melody with another (Music)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DOUBLE — I. ˈdə-bəl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French duble, double, from Latin duplus (akin to Greek diploos ), from duo …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COUNTERPOINT — I. ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌpȯint noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French contrepoint, from Medieval Latin contrapunctus, from Latin contra- counter- + Medieval …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOUBLE — adv twice; doubly. 2. double ·noun double beer; strong beer. 3. double ·noun an old term for a variation, as …
Webster English vocab
COUNTERPOINT — noun an opposite point. 2. counterpoint ·noun music in parts; part writing; harmony; polyphonic music. ·see polyphony. 3. counterpoint ·noun …
Webster English vocab
DOUBLE — [dou.ble] adj [ME, fr. OF, fr. L duplus (akin to Gk diploos), fr. duo two + -plus multiplied by; akin …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COUNTERPOINT — [coun.ter.point] n [MF contrepoint, fr. ML contrapunctus, fr. L contra- counter- + ML punctus musical note, melody, fr. L, act …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COUNTERPOINT — art of combining different melodic lines in a musical composition. It is the most characteristic element in Western music and …
Britannica English vocabulary
DOUBLE — doubl|e BrE AmE ˈdʌb ə l ▷ doubl|ed d ▷ doubl|es z ▷ doubl|ing ‿ɪŋ ▷ doubl|y ‿i ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DOUBLE — / ˈdʌbl; NAmE / adjective , determiner , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective [ usually before noun ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COUNTERPOINT — / ˈkaʊntəpɔɪnt; NAmE -tərp-/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] ( music ) the combination of two …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOUBLE — I. doub ‧ le 1 S1 W2 /ˈdʌb ə l/ BrE AmE adjective [usually before noun] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COUNTERPOINT — coun ‧ ter ‧ point /ˈkaʊntəpɔɪnt $ -ər-/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: contrepoint …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOUBLE — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1 a consisting of two usu. equal parts or things; twofold. b consisting of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COUNTERPOINT — n. & v. --n. 1 Mus. a the art or technique of setting, writing, or playing a melody or melodies …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOUBLE — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a consisting of two usu. equal parts or things; twofold. b consisting of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COUNTERPOINT — n. & v. n. 1 Mus. a the art or technique of setting, writing, or playing a melody or melodies …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOUBLE — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1. a consisting of two usu. equal parts or things; twofold. b consisting of …
Oxford English vocab
COUNTERPOINT — n. & v. --n. 1. Mus. a the art or technique of setting, writing, or playing a melody or melodies …
Oxford English vocab
DOUBLE — ( doubles, doubling, doubled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COUNTERPOINT — ( counterpoints) Something that is a counterpoint to something else contrasts with it in a satisfying way. ( JOURNALISM ) …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOUBLE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a double bed (= a bed for two people ) ▪ Would you like …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COUNTERPOINT — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Water chestnuts and snow peas provided a light counterpoint to the duck. EXAMPLES FROM …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOUBLE — [verb]The government aims to double the number of students in higher education within 25 years. [T]Company profits have doubled since …
Cambridge English vocab
COUNTERPOINT — n. Art of combining different melodic lines in a musical composition. The term is often used interchangeably with polyphony (music …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DOUBLE — Synonyms and related words : Doppelganger, Janus-like, Machiavellian, Photostat, Xerox, aberrancy, aberration, accelerate, act for, actual thing, agent, aggravate, alternate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOUBLE — n. double barreled double cross double dealer double dealing double distilled double dog dare double dome double dyed double edged …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DOUBLE — n. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: TWOFOLD 1, bifold, binary, double-barreled, dual, dualistic, duple, duplex 2 Synonyms: TWIN , dual, paired …
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DOUBLE
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOUBLE — adj. 1 twofold, paired, coupled, duplicate(d), doubled The forms banned and banning are spelt with a double n 2 folded …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DOUBLE — 1. сущ. 1) двойное количество 12 is the double of 6. ≈ 12 в два раза больше 6. 2) комната, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COUNTERPOINT — сущ.; муз. контрапункт (музыкальное) контрапункт; полифония (литературоведение) многоплановость; полифоническое построение разнообразие; игра контрастов - their white robes were a * …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOUBLE — 1. ʹdʌbl n 1. двойное количество to take the double of what is due - взять вдвое больше, чем положено …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COUNTERPOINT — counterpoint.ogg ʹkaʋntəpɔınt n 1. муз. 1> контрапункт 2> полифония 2. лит. многоплановость ( романа и т. п. ); полифоническое построение …
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DOUBLE — 1. ʹdʌbl n 1. двойное количество to take the double of what is due - взять вдвое больше, чем положено …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
COUNTERPOINT — n 1. муз. 1> контрапункт 2> полифония 2. лит. многоплановость ( романа и т. п. ); полифоническое построение ( литературного …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DOUBLE — 1. сущ. 1) двойное количество 12 is the double of 6. — 12 в два раза больше 6. 2) комната, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DOUBLE — 1. сущ. 1) двойное количество 12 is the double of 6. — 12 в два раза больше 6. 2) комната, номер на двоих …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DOUBLE — 1. _n. 1> двойник 2> дубликат, дублет 3> прототип 4> _pl. _спорт. парные игры (напр., в теннисе) - mixed doubles …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
DOUBLE — 1. n. 1. двойник 2. дубликат, дублет 3. прототип 4. pl. спорт. парные игры (напр., в теннисе) - mixed doubles …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
DOUBLE — 1. сущ. 1) двойное количество 2) двойная сумма 3) дубликат, копия • double allegiance, double citizenship, double nationality — двойное гражданство double answer — двусмысленный ответ double …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
DOUBLE — 1. _n. 1> двойник 2> дубликат, дублет 3> прототип 4> _pl. _спорт. парные игры (напр., в теннисе); mixed doubles игра …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
DOUBLE — 1) Двойной 2) удваивать 3) огибать [c gray](мыс) - double acting - double bаck - double banking - double ender …
Англо-Русский морской словарь
DOUBLE — двойная сумма ; двойное количество ; двойной ; ~ double counting ; ~ double cropped lands ; ~ double-digit inflation …
Англо-Русский Деловой словарь
DOUBLE — 1. сущ. 1) двойное количество 12 is the double of 6. ≈ 12 в два раза больше 6. 2) комната, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
COUNTERPOINT — сущ.; муз. контрапункт (музыкальное) контрапункт; полифония (литературоведение) многоплановость; полифоническое построение разнообразие; игра контрастов - their white robes were a * …
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