DISCANT

descant, discant

(noun) a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

discant (plural discants)

Alternative form of descant

Source: Wiktionary


Dis"cant, n.

Definition: See Descant, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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27 January 2025

FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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