countermelody
English
noun
Definitions
- (music) a secondary or supplemental melody played simultaneously with the primary melody.
Etymology
Prefix from English melody.
Origin
English
melody
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- melodied English
- melodiograph English
- melodist English
- melodize English
- melody English
- melodyhorn English
- melodyless English
- melodylike English
- micromelody English
- melodie Middle English
- melodi Welsh