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English
Noun
discant (plural discants)
- (music) Alternative form of descant
Verb
discant (third-person singular simple present discants, present participle discanting, simple past and past participle discanted)
- (music) Alternative form of descant
Latin
Verb
discant
- third-person plural present active subjunctive of discō
indocti discant et ament meminisse perīti- Let the unlearned learn and let the experts love to remember.
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