descants 1 of 2

verb

Definition of descantsnext
present tense third-person singular of descant
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as in lectures
to give a formal often extended talk on a subject an English professor who loves to descant on his beloved Shakespeare

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as in chants
to produce musical sounds with the voice the world-famous soprano descanted above the melody line

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descants

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noun

variants also discants
plural of descant
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as in chanties

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as in observations

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  1. observations
  2. speaks
  3. ballads
  4. standards
Noun
  • Morrison’s observations of Jonathan take the form of quips.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Atlanta Art Week was born from Walker’s observations of the city’s growing art atmosphere.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of observations
Verb
  • Her parents, who grew up in Iran, are of Russian and Armenian extraction; she herself was born in Canada and raised in Geneva, speaks four languages, and holds three passports.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
  • These tasks resonate with our human essence, inherited from our ancestors, offering fulfillment that goes beyond economic value and speaks to our need for hands-on, purposeful engagement in the world.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of speaks
Noun
  • Because Wisdom, from Havana (a tiny suburb of Tallahassee), fuses the tropical bounce of Florida street rap with the tenderness in the ballads of Southern and Midwestern truth-tellers.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2024
  • That boy might be a hip-hop lover, that boy might be a rock lover or love ballads.
    Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of ballads
Noun
  • The rule first tightened the emissions standards for non-mercury metals.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Improvement is central to both standards.
    Ludwig Melik, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of standards
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