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      descant
      noun
      a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
      verb
      talk at great length about something of one's interest
      sing by changing register
      sing in descant
      Roots
      canere-cent · Latin · to sing
      Synonyms for descant
      warblenyodelncontinuonsopranonmelodynbaritonentenorncontraltonaccompanimentn
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      The word descant breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root -cent, from Latin canere (“to sing”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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