Usually means: Juxtaposition of independent musical lines.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (counterpoint)

noun:  (music) A melody added to an existing one, especially one added to provide harmony whilst each retains its simultaneous identity; a composition consisting of such contrapuntal melodies.
noun:  Any similar contrasting element in a work of art.
noun:  An opposite point.
verb:  (transitive) To compose or arrange such music.
verb:  (transitive) To serve as an opposing point against.
noun:  Obsolete form of counterpane. [The topmost covering of a bed, often functioning as a blanket; a coverlet, bedspread.]
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