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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Descant \Des*cant"\ (d[e^]s*k[a^]nt"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Descanted}; p. pr & vb n. {Descanting}.] [From descant; n.; or directly fr OF descanter, deschanter; L. dis- + cantare to sing.] 1. To sing a variation or accomplishment. 2. To comment freely; to discourse with fullness and particularity; to discourse at large A virtuous man should be pleased to find people descanting on his actions. --Addison.
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