Associations to the word «Descant»
Noun
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Wiktionary
DESCANT, noun. A lengthy discourse on a subject
DESCANT, noun. (music) a counterpoint melody sung or played above the theme
DESCANT, verb. (intransitive) To discuss at length.
DESCANT, verb. (intransitive) To sing or play a descant.
Dictionary definition
DESCANT, noun. A decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody.
DESCANT, verb. Sing in descant.
DESCANT, verb. Sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains".
DESCANT, verb. Talk at great length about something of one's interest.
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.