discant

[ noun dis-kant; verb dis-kant ]

/ noun ˈdɪs kænt; verb dɪsˈkænt /

noun

Also dis·can·tus

[dis-kan-tuhs]. /dɪsˈkæn təs/. Music. a 13th-century polyphonic style with strict mensural meter in all the voice parts, in contrast to the metrically free organum of the period.

descant.

verb (used without object)

descant.

Origin of discant

1400–50; late Middle English <Medieval Latin discanthus;see descant

OTHER WORDS FROM discant

dis·cant·er, noun

Words nearby discant

disburse, disbursement, disc, discal, discalced, discant, discard, discarnate, discase, disc brake, disc camera

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Example sentences from the Web for discant

Res est blanda canor; discant cantare puell—Singing is a charming accomplishment: let girls learn to sing.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
It is interesting to recall the origin of our words “treble” and “discant.”
Critical & Historical Essays|Edward MacDowell
The transition from organum to discant was effected about the year 1100.
Music in the History of the Western Church|Edward Dickinson
To hear him discant you would have thought his wings were sprouting.
A Transient Guest|Edgar Saltus

Then the spirit moving her, she began to discant on things past and people vanished.
The Ghost Girl|H. De Vere Stacpoole

British Dictionary definitions for discant

discant

noun (ˈdɪskænt)

a variant of descant (def. 1), descant (def. 3), descant (def. 4)

verb (dɪsˈkænt)

a variant of descant (def. 1), descant (def. 3), descant (def. 4)

Derived forms of discant

discanter, noun

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单词	discant
释义	discant [ noun dis-kant; verb dis-kant ] / noun ˈdɪs kænt; verb dɪsˈkænt / noun Also dis·can·tus [dis-kan-tuhs]. /dɪsˈkæn təs/. Music. a 13th-century polyphonic style with strict mensural meter in all the voice parts, in contrast to the metrically free organum of the period. descant. verb (used without object) descant. Origin of discant 1400–50; late Middle English <Medieval Latin discanthus;see descant OTHER WORDS FROM discant dis·cant·er, noun Words nearby discant disburse, disbursement, disc, discal, discalced, discant, discard, discarnate, discase, disc brake, disc camera Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for discant Res est blanda canor; discant cantare puell—Singing is a charming accomplishment: let girls learn to sing. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources\|James Wood It is interesting to recall the origin of our words “treble” and “discant.” Critical & Historical Essays\|Edward MacDowell The transition from organum to discant was effected about the year 1100. Music in the History of the Western Church\|Edward Dickinson To hear him discant you would have thought his wings were sprouting. A Transient Guest\|Edgar Saltus Then the spirit moving her, she began to discant on things past and people vanished. The Ghost Girl\|H. De Vere Stacpoole British Dictionary definitions for discant discant noun (ˈdɪskænt) a variant of descant (def. 1), descant (def. 3), descant (def. 4) verb (dɪsˈkænt) a variant of descant (def. 1), descant (def. 3), descant (def. 4) Derived forms of discant discanter, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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