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      discant
      noun
      a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
      Roots
      disdis- · Latin · apart, separatecantuscant- · Latin · song, singing
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      The word discant breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: dis-, from Latin dis (“apart, separate”); and cant, from Latin cantus (“song, singing”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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