DISCANTUS

Meaning of DISCANTUS in English

də̇ˈskantəs noun

( plural discantus )

Etymology: Medieval Latin — more at descant

: descant

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

DESCANT — I. ˈdeˌskant, -kaa(ə)nt noun or dis·cant ˈdiˌ- ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English dyscant, from Old North French & Medieval …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DISCANT — — discanter , n. n. /dis"kant/ ; v. /dis kant"/ , n. 1. Also, discantus /dis kan"teuhs/ . Music. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DESCANT — I. ˈdes-ˌkant noun also dis·cant ˈdis- Etymology: Middle English dyscant, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French descaunt, from Medieval Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DESCANT — ■ noun 'dɛskant 1》 Music an independent treble melody sung or played above a basic melody. ↘ archaic or literary …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DESCANT — [des.cant] n [ME dyscant, fr. ONF & ML; ONF descant, fr. ML discantus, fr. L dis- + cantus song--more at …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PARTBOOK — usual form in which vocal or instrumental polyphonic music was handwritten or printed in the 15th and 16th centuries. Each …
Britannica English vocabulary
DESCANT — (from Latin discantus, song apart), also spelled Discant, countermelody either composed or improvised above a familiar melody. Descant can also …
Britannica English vocabulary
LEONIN — flourished 12th century Latin Leoninus leading liturgical composer of his generation, associated with the Notre Dame, or Parisian, school of …
Britannica English vocabulary
DESCANT — / ˈdeskænt; NAmE / noun ( music ) a tune that is sung or played at the same time as, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DESCANT — n. & v. --n. 1 Mus. an independent treble melody usu. sung or played above a basic melody, esp. of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DESCANT — n. & v. n. 1 Mus. an independent treble melody usu. sung or played above a basic melody, esp. of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DESCANT — n. & v. --n. 1. Mus. an independent treble melody usu. sung or played above a basic melody, esp. of …
Oxford English vocab

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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