contrary motion in English
one part rising in pitch while the other descends (Music)
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1. Contrapuntal, contrapuntist, contrarian, contrariety, contrarily, Contrarious, contrariwise, contrary, contrary motion, contrasexual, contrast Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc
2. Antecedence (n.) 1650s, "fact or act of coming before (another or others) in time, place, or order," from Latin antecedens "a going before" (see antecedent).From 1660s in specific sense in astronomy, "apparent contrary motion of a planet" (from east to west).