discant

English

Noun

discant (plural discants)

1. (music) Alternative form of descant

Verb

discant (third-person singular simple present discants, present participle discanting, simple past and past participle discanted)

1. (music) Alternative form of descant

Latin

Verb

discant

1. 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.

Further reading

• Bartlett's Familiar Quotations — Quote 3506