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(descants) A descant is a tune which is played or sung above the main tune in a piece of music. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun also discant Etymology: Middle English dyscant, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French descaunt, from Medieval Latin discantus, from Latin dis- + cantus song — more at chant Date: 14th century 1. a. a melody or counterpoint sung above the plainsong of the tenor b. the art of composing or improvising contrapuntal part music; also the music so composed or improvised c. soprano, treble d. a superimposed counterpoint to a simple melody sung typically by some or all of the sopranos 2. discourse or comment on a theme II. intransitive verb Date: 15th century 1. to sing or play a ~; broadly sing 2. comment, discourse ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 Mus. an independent treble melody usu. sung or played above a basic melody, esp. of a hymn tune. 2 poet. a melody; a song. --v.intr. 1 (foll. by on, upon) talk lengthily and prosily, esp. in praise of. 2 Mus. sing or play a descant. Phrases and idioms descant recorder the most common size of recorder, with a range of two octaves. Etymology: ME f. OF deschant f. med.L discantus (as DIS-, cantus song, CHANT) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. (on, upon) книж. рассуждать, распространяться; комментировать 2. петь, напевать; распевать; исполнять ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) песня, мелодия, напев 2) дискант; сопрано 3) длинное рассуждение 2. v. 1) подробно обсуждать, распространяться (upon/on) Would the speaker care to descant upon the subject raised by the questioner? 2) петь, распевать ...Англо-русский словарь
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- c.1400, from Anglo-Fr. deschaunt, from M.L. discantus "refrain, part-song," from L. dis- "asunder, apart" + cantus "song." Spelling Latinized 16c. Originally "counterpoint," sense of "talk at length" is first attested 1649. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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