Descant is a 7 letter word which starts with the letter D and ends with the letter T for which we found 5 definitions.
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(v. i.) Originally a double song; a melody or counterpoint sung above the plain song of the tenor; a variation of an air; a variation by ornament of the main subject or plain song. |
(v. i.) The upper voice in part music. |
(v. i.) The canto cantus or soprano voice; the treble. |
(v. i.) A discourse formed on its theme like variations on a musical air; a comment or comments. |
(v. i.) To sing a variation or accomplishment. |
The word descant is a 7 letter word that has 2 syllable 's . The syllable division for descant is: des-cant