Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

descant on

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
des-cant- on
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

v

sing a descant on a main tune or melody

Questions

What does descant on mean?
sing a descant on a main tune or melody

How to pronounce descant on

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