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Definition of countersubject noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

countersubject

noun

NAmE//ˈkaʊntərˌsʌbdʒɪkt//

, NAmE//ˈkaʊntərˌsʌbdʒɛkt//

, NAmE//ˈkaʊntərsʌbdʒekt//

(music)

a second theme (= tune) that is played with the main theme, especially in a fugue

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