Descanting

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Descant \Des*cant"\ (d[e^]s*k[a^]nt"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
     {Descanted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Descanting}.] [From descant;
     n.; or directly fr. OF. descanter, deschanter; L. dis- +
     cantare to sing.]
     1. To sing a variation or accomplishment.
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     2. To comment freely; to discourse with fullness and
        particularity; to discourse at large.
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              A virtuous man should be pleased to find people
              descanting on his actions.            --Addison.
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