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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024des•cant (n., adj. des′kant;v. des kant′, dis-),USA pronunciation n. - Music and Dance
- a melody or counterpoint accompanying a simple musical theme and usually written above it.
- (in part music) the soprano.
- a song or melody.
- a variation upon anything;
comment on a subject.
adj. - British Terms, Music and Dance[Music, Chiefly Brit.]
- soprano:a descant recorder.
- treble:a descant viol.
v.i. - Music and Danceto sing.
- to comment or discourse at great length.
Also, discant. - Medieval Latin discanthus, equivalent. to Latin dis- dis-1 + cantus song; see chant
- Anglo-French
- Middle English discant, descaunt 1350–1400
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