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SOWPODS (Collins Scrabble Words)
OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)
"Descant" Definition
noun
A discussion or discourse on a theme.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Music An ornamental melody or counterpoint sung or played above a theme.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Music The highest part sung in part music.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A melody or counterpoint sung above the plainsong of the tenor.
Source: Merriam-Webster
The art of composing or improvising contrapuntal part music.
Source: Merriam-Webster
verb-intransitive
Music To sing melodiously.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Music To sing or play a descant.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To comment at length; discourse: "He used to descant critically on the dishes which had been at table” ( James Boswell).
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb
To sing or play a descant.
Source: Merriam-Webster