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| descant [ déss kant, díss kant ] or discant [ díss kant ] |
noun (plural descants) (plural discants) |
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1. high melody: a melody that is sung or played above the basic melody of a piece of music
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2. comment: a comment, remark, or criticism on a particular subject
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intransitive verb (3rd person present singular descants, present participle descanting, past and past participle descanted) (3rd person present singular discants, present participle discanting, past and past participle discanted) |
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discourse on something: to comment at length on a particular subject
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| [14th century. Via Anglo-Norman descaunt< medieval Latin discantus 'part song, refrain' < Latin cantus 'song'] |
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