contrapunto

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noun

counterpoint

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nouncontrapunto (plural contrapuntos)

plural contrapuntos

  1. entertainmentcounterpoint

Origin

  1. Spanishcontrapunto
  2. Englishcontrapunto

From Spanish contrapunto.

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APA

contrapunto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contrapunto

MLA

“contrapunto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contrapunto. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contrapunto,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contrapunto.

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