- descant upon
- 1) phr. v. ร้องเสียงสูงขึ้นsyn.: descant on2) phr. v. พูดยืดยาวเกี่ยวกับrelated: วิพากษ์วิจารณ์อย่างยืดยาว
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Descant — Des cant (d[e^]s k[a^]nt), n. [OF. descant, deschant, F. d[ e]chant, discant, LL. discantus, fr. L. dis + cantus singing, melody, fr. canere to sing. See {Chant}, and cf. {Descant}, v. i., {Discant}.] 1. (Mus.) (a) Originally, a double song; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
descant — [des′kant΄; ] for v., also [ des kant′] n. [ME < Anglo Fr deschaunt & ML discantus < L dis , from, apart + cantus, song: see CHANT] 1. Medieval Music a) two part singing in which there is a fixed, known melody and an additional but… … English World dictionary
descant — descanter, n. n., adj. /des kant/; v. /des kant , dis /, n. 1. Music. a. a melody or counterpoint accompanying a simple musical theme and usually written above it. b. (in part music) the soprano. c. a song or melody. 2. a variation upon anything; … Universalium
descant — n. & v. n. 1 Mus. an independent treble melody usu. sung or played above a basic melody, esp. of a hymn tune. 2 poet. a melody; a song. v.intr. 1 (foll. by on, upon) talk lengthily and prosily, esp. in praise of. 2 Mus. sing or play a descant.… … Useful english dictionary
descant — Synonyms and related words: Nachtmusik, Vorspiel, absolute music, accompaniment, adaptation, air, air varie, aleatory, aleatory music, alto, amplify, anthem, aria, arrangement, article, ballad, baritone, bass, basso continuo, basso ostinato,… … Moby Thesaurus
descant — des•cant n. [[t]ˈdɛs kænt[/t]] v. [[t]dɛsˈkænt, dɪs [/t]] also discant n. 1) mad a) a melody or counterpoint accompanying a simple musical theme and usu. written above it b) (in part music) the soprano c) a song or melody 2) a commentary upon a… … From formal English to slang
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear — is a poem and Christmas carol written by Edmund Sears, pastor of the Unitarian Church in Weston, Massachusetts. [http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/s/e/sears eh.htm] It first appeared on December 29, 1849 in the Christian Register in Boston.… … Wikipedia
comment upon — Synonyms and related words: air, analyze, annotate, canvass, censure, commentate, consider, controvert, criticize, critique, deal with, debate, deliberate, deliberate upon, descant, discourse, discourse about, discuss, dissert, dissertate, edit,… … Moby Thesaurus
touch upon — Synonyms and related words: address to, affect, allude to, answer to, appertain to, apply to, bear on, bear upon, belong to, blink, bring to attention, bring to notice, brush, brush by, call attention to, carefully ignore, cite, cold shoulder,… … Moby Thesaurus
discourse — n Discourse, treatise, disquisition, dissertation, thesis, monograph designate in common a systematic, serious, and often learned consideration of a subject or topic. Discourse, the widest of these terms, may refer to something written or spoken… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Traitté de l'origine des romans — Pierre Daniel Huet s Trai [t] té de l origine des Romans ( Treatise on the Origin of Novels , or Romances if one wants to speak early 18th century English) can claim to be the first history of fiction. It was originally published in 1670 as… … Wikipedia
