descant
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈdɛskænt/
descant (plural descants)
- A lengthy discourse on a subject.
- Upon that simplest of themes how magnificent a descant!
- (music) A counterpoint melody sung or played above the theme
descant (descants, present participle descanting; past and past participle descanted)
- (intransitive) To discuss at length.
- (intransitive) To sing or play a descant.
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