"discant" meaning in English

See discant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: discants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} discant (plural discants)
  1. (music) Alternative form of descant Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: descant Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-discant-en-noun-hsZjBC6K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Verb

Forms: discants [present, singular, third-person], discanting [participle, present], discanted [participle, past], discanted [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} discant (third-person singular simple present discants, present participle discanting, simple past and past participle discanted)
  1. (music) Alternative form of descant Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: descant Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-discant-en-verb-hsZjBC6K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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