DESCANT


Meaning of DESCANT in English

/ ˈdeskænt; NAmE / noun

( music ) a tune that is sung or played at the same time as, and usually higher than, the main tune

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Old French deschant , from medieval Latin discantus part-song, refrain.

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