descant meaning

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descant (verb): sing in descant.

descant has 4 meanings in this dictionary, as verb and noun.

descant as a verb

  1. sing in descant

    Type of: sing

  2. sing by changing register; sing by yodeling
    • The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains

    Synonyms: yodel, warble

    Type of: sing

  3. talk at great length about something of one's interest

    Type of: discourse

descant as a noun

  1. a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody

    Synonyms: discant

    Type of: accompaniment

Scrabble score: 10 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with DE · words ending in NT · 7-letter words

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