countersubject
noun/ˈkaʊntəsʌbdʒɪkt/, /ˈkaʊntəsʌbdʒekt/
/ˈkaʊntərsʌbdʒɪkt/, /ˈkaʊntərsʌbdʒekt/
(music)- a second theme (= tune) that is played with the main theme, especially in a fugue
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