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15 October 2003, 03:42 PM
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"tune that is sung or played at the same time as, and usually higher than, the main tune"
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15 October 2003, 03:46 PM
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des·cant ( P ) (dsknt)
n.
also dis·cant (ds-) Music.
An ornamental melody or counterpoint sung or played above a theme.
The highest part sung in part music.
A discussion or discourse on a theme.
intr.v. des·cant·ed, des·cant·ing, des·cants (dsknt, d-sknt)
To comment at length; discourse: “He used to descant critically on the dishes which had been at table” (James Boswell).
also dis·cant (dsknt, d-sknt) Music.
To sing or play a descant.
To sing melodiously.
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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman descaunt, from Medieval Latin discantus, a refrain : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin cantus, song from past participle of canere, to sing. See kan- in Indo-European Roots.]
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descanter n.
in·sa·lu·bri·ous ( P ) (ns-lbr-s)
adj.
Not promoting health; unwholesome: an insalubrious environment.
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insa·lubri·ous·ly adv.
insa·lubri·ty n.
n.
also dis·cant (ds-) Music.
An ornamental melody or counterpoint sung or played above a theme.
The highest part sung in part music.
A discussion or discourse on a theme.
intr.v. des·cant·ed, des·cant·ing, des·cants (dsknt, d-sknt)
To comment at length; discourse: “He used to descant critically on the dishes which had been at table” (James Boswell).
also dis·cant (dsknt, d-sknt) Music.
To sing or play a descant.
To sing melodiously.
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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman descaunt, from Medieval Latin discantus, a refrain : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin cantus, song from past participle of canere, to sing. See kan- in Indo-European Roots.]
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descanter n.
in·sa·lu·bri·ous ( P ) (ns-lbr-s)
adj.
Not promoting health; unwholesome: an insalubrious environment.
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insa·lubri·ous·ly adv.
insa·lubri·ty n.