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descant vs musical accompaniment

musical accompaniment vs descant

descant and musical accompaniment both are nouns.

descant is a verb but musical accompaniment is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
descant Yes No Yes No
musical accompaniment Yes No No No
As nouns, musical accompaniment is a hypernym of descant; that is, musical accompaniment is a word with a broader meaning than descant:
  • descant: a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
  • musical accompaniment: a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
Other hypernyms of descant include accompaniment, backup, support.
descant (noun) musical accompaniment (noun)
a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
descant (verb) musical accompaniment (verb)
sing by changing register; sing by yodeling
talk at great length about something of one's interest
sing in descant
Difference between descant and musical accompaniment

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