Hyphenation of descant

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word descant? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

des-cant

Definitions of descant:

1.	A decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
2.	Sing in descant
3.	Sing by changing register Sing by yodeling The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains
4.	Talk at great length about something of one's interest

Synonyms of descant:

noun	discant, accompaniment, musical accompaniment, backup, support
verb	sing
verb	yodel, warble, sing
verb	discourse, talk about, discuss

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