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Definition of countersubject noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

countersubject

noun

/ˈkaʊntəsʌbdʒɪkt/,

/ˈkaʊntəsʌbdʒekt/

/ˈkaʊntərsʌbdʒɪkt/,

/ˈkaʊntərsʌbdʒekt/

(music)

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

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