Hypertext Webster Gateway: "discant"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Discant \Dis"cant\, n.
See {Descant}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
discant
n : a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added
above a basic melody [syn: {descant}]
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