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Definition of counterpoint verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

counterpoint

verb

NAmE//ˈkaʊntərˌpɔɪnt//

counterpoint something (with/against something) (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they counterpoint

he / she / it counterpoints

past simple counterpointed

-ing form counterpointing

to contrast something with something else; to form a contrast with something

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