n.
/
ˈdɛskant/
- Music an independent treble melody sung or played above a basic melody.
▸archaic or literary a melodious song.
- literary a discourse on a theme or subject.
v.
/
dɪˈskant,
dɛ-/
literary talk tediously or at length.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. deschant, from med. L. discantus ‘part song, refrain’.
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