counterpoint
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodies
Types & categories
- polyphony hypernym
Related & opposite
- contrapuntist derivation
- counterpoint derivation
- inversion has domain topic
Sense 2 verb
to show differences when compared; be different
the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities
Types & categories
- differ hypernym
- counterbalance hyponym
- conflict hyponym
- foil hyponym
Related & opposite
- contrast derivation
- dividing line derivation
- contrast derivation
- contrasting derivation
- contrastive derivation
Sense 3 verb
write in counterpoint
Bach perfected the art of counterpointing
Types & categories
- compose hypernym
Related & opposite
- counterpoint derivation
- music domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | contrapuntist |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | counterpoint |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | inversion |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | polyphony |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | contrast |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dividing line |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | contrast |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | contrasting |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | contrastive |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | differ |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | counterbalance |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | conflict |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | foil |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | counterpoint |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | music |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | compose |