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descantest

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des⋅cant

  [n., adj. des-kant; v. des-kant, dis-]
Use descantest in a Sentence
–noun
1. Music.
a. a melody or counterpoint accompanying a simple musical theme and usually written above it.
b. (in part music) the soprano.
c. a song or melody.
2. a variation upon anything; comment on a subject.
–adjective
3. Music (chiefly British).
a. soprano: a descant recorder.
b. treble: a descant viol.
–verb (used without object)
4. Music. to sing.
5. to comment or discourse at great length.
Also, discant.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME discant, descaunt < AF < ML discanthus, equiv. to L dis- dis- 1 + cantus song; see chant

Related forms:
des⋅cant⋅er, noun
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