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discant vs musical accompaniment

musical accompaniment vs discant

discant and musical accompaniment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
discant Yes No No No
musical accompaniment Yes No No No
As nouns, musical accompaniment is a hypernym of discant; that is, musical accompaniment is a word with a broader meaning than discant:
  • discant: 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 discant include accompaniment, backup, support.
discant (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
Difference between discant and musical accompaniment

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