discant

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A form of descant — A lengthy discourse on a subject.

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descant
OriginLatin discantus →
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Meanings

noundiscant (plural discants)

plural discants

  1. alternativeentertainmentAlternative form of descant.
verbdiscant (third-person singular simple present discants, present participle discanting, simple past and past participle discanted)

present singular third person discants · participle present discanting · participle past discanted · past discanted

  1. alternativeentertainmentAlternative form of descant.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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descant
Broader
accompanimentmusical accompanimentbackup
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descant

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latindiscantus
  2. Englishdiscant

Borrowed from Latin discantus; doublet of descant.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with discant

plantgrantantaunttransplantrantpantimplantchantgallantbrantextantscantBrabantenchantlevantsupplantvivantdescantrecantdecanttrantdisenchantArgentine ant
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APA

discant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discant

MLA

“discant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “discant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discant.

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