descant: Meaning and Definition of
des•cant
Pronunciation: (n., adj.des'kantv.des&sylpkant', dis-), [key]
— n.
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- 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.
- a descant recorder.
- soprano:a descant recorder.
- treble:a descant viol.
—v.i.
- to sing.
- to comment or discourse at great length.
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