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Discant

nounid 45959·updated May 18, 2026
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a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody

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Variants

synonym
descant
plural
Discants
possessive
Discant's
pluralpossessive
Discants'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
§1
a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
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