Thesaurus: descant

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1. v. i. Originally, a double song; a melody or counterpoint sung above the plain song of the tenor; a variation of an air; a variation by ornament of the main subject or plain song.
2. v. i. The upper voice in part music.
3. v. i. The canto, cantus, or soprano voice; the treble.
4. v. i. A discourse formed on its theme, like variations on a musical air; a comment or comments.
5. v. i. To sing a variation or accomplishment.
6. v. i. To comment freely; to discourse with fullness and particularity; to discourse at large.
7. n. a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
8. v. sing in descant
9. v. sing by changing register; sing by yodeling
10. v. talk at great length about something of one's interest
11. n:100 n. a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody v. sing in descant v. talk at great length about something of one's interest