descant
- an independent treble melody usually sung or played above a basic melody.;a melodious song.
- talk tediously or at length
verb: descant, 3rd person present: descants, gerund or present participle: descanting, past tense: descanted, past participle: descanted
noun: descant, plural noun: descants
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名詞
- 1. an independent treble melody usually sung or played above a basic melody.
- ▪ a melodious song.
- ▪ a discourse on a theme or subject his descant of deprivation
動詞
- 1. literary talk tediously or at length I have descanted on this subject before
- the most common size of recorder (musical instrument), with a range of two octaves from the C ...
Oxford Dictionary
- the most common size of recorder (musical instrument), with a range of two octaves from the C ...
Oxford American Dictionary
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- an independent treble melody sung or played above a basic melody.
- talk tediously or at length: I have descanted on this subject before
Oxford Dictionary