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discant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables
dis-cant
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of descant.

verb

Alternative form of descant.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin discantus; doublet of descant.

Inflected Forms

discants (plural) discants (present, singular) discanting (participle, present) discanted (participle, past) discanted (past)

Synonyms

descant

Rhymes With

plant grant cant aunt ant little black ant coral plant transplant rant chant implant argentine ant

Questions

What does discant mean?
Alternative form of descant.
Where does discant come from?
Borrowed from Latin discantus; doublet of descant.

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