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descants

descants is the plural of descant.

descants is the third-person singular simple present indicative of descant.

Meaning of descant

Noun

descant (plural descants)

  1. A lengthy discourse on a subject.
    • Upon that simplest of themes how magnificent a descant!1828, Thomas De Quincey, “Elements of Rhetoric”, in Blackwood's Magazine
  2. A counterpoint melody sung or played above the theme.

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Questions about descants

What is descants the plural of?
Descants is the plural of descant.

Words near descants in the dictionary

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

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