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单词 descanted
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descant

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noun

des·​cant ˈde-ˌskant How to pronounce descant (audio)
variants or less commonly discant
ˈdi-ˌskant How to pronounce descant (audio)
1
a
: a melody or counterpoint sung above the plainsong of the tenor
b
: the art of composing or improvising contrapuntal part music
also : the music so composed or improvised
c
: soprano, treble
d
: a superimposed counterpoint to a simple melody sung typically by some or all of the sopranos
2
: discourse or comment on a theme

descant

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verb

des·​cant ˈdes-ˌkant How to pronounce descant (audio) de-ˈskant How to pronounce descant (audio)
di-ˈskant
descanted; descanting; descants

intransitive verb

1
: to sing or play a descant
broadly : sing
2
: comment, discourse

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The prefix des-, meaning "two" or "apart", indicates that the descant is a "second song" apart from the main melody. In popular songs a descant will often be sung at the very end to produce a thrilling climax.

Synonyms

Verb

  • declaim
  • discourse
  • expatiate
  • harangue
  • lecture
  • orate
  • speak
  • talk
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Example Sentences

Verb an English professor who loves to descant on his beloved Shakespeare the world-famous soprano descanted above the melody line
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The Hynde storyline, which includes her messing around with songs on an acoustic guitar, runs as a kind of descant against the personal and professional noise of the Pistols. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2022 This is a dark and defensive descant to a more substantial and necessary conversation about whiteness in America. Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 3 July 2019

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English dyscant, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French descaunt, from Medieval Latin discantus, from Latin dis- + cantus song — more at chant

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

descanted

verb

past tense of descant
1
as in spoke
to give a formal often extended talk on a subject an English professor who loves to descant on his beloved Shakespeare

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • spoke
  • lectured
  • talked
  • discoursed
  • expatiated
  • declaimed
  • held forth
  • orated
  • harangued
  • soliloquized
  • expounded
  • sermonized
  • recited
  • pontificated
  • took the floor
  • disserted
  • mouthed
  • spouted
  • filibustered
2
as in sung
to produce musical sounds with the voice the world-famous soprano descanted above the melody line

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • sung
  • sang
  • chanted
  • carolled
  • vocalized
  • caroled
  • quavered
  • yodeled
  • lilted
  • yodelled
  • warbled
  • hummed
  • trilled
  • crooned
  • sharped
  • scatted
  • slurred
  • trolled
  • harmonized
  • serenaded
  • belted
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