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Complete Definition of "descant"

English

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ænt|-ænt

Noun
en-noun

  1. A lengthy discourse on a subject

#music a counterpoint melody sung or played above the theme

Verb
en-verb

  1. intransitive To discuss at length.
  2. intransitive To sing or play a descant.
Quotations
1919, w:Ronald Firbank|Ronald Firbank, w:Valmouth|Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 121

io:descant
te:descant
vi:descant
zh:descant

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