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descantist

descantist noun: one who plays a descant.

Noun

descantist (plural descantists)

  1. One who plays a descant.

Forms of descantist

pluraldescantists

Origin of descantist

From descant + -ist.

Questions about descantist

What does descantist mean?
Descantist means one who plays a descant.
What part of speech is descantist?
Descantist is a noun.
What is the plural of descantist?
The plural of descantist is descantists.

Words near descantist in the dictionary

  1. descant recorders
  2. descanted
  3. descanter
  4. descanters
  5. descanting
  6. descantist
  7. descantists
  8. descants
  9. descarga
  10. descargas
  11. Descartean

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