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descant

C2 Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives
UK /ˈdɛskænt/
Freq #142884

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A lengthy discourse on a subject.

    Upon that simplest of themes how magnificent a descant!

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Word family
Derived forms descanterdescantist

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman descaunt, from Medieval Latin discantus. Doublet of discant.

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