10. In music, to fall in sound; to pass from any note to another less acute or shrill, or from sharp to flat.
10. In music, to fall in sound; to pass from any note to another less acute or shrill, or from sharp to flat.
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DESCEND, v.t. To walk, move or pass downwards on a declivity; as, to descend a hill; to descend an inclined plain. [But this may be considered as elliptical; on or along being understood.]
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DESCEND, v.t. To walk, move or pass downwards on a declivity; as, to descend a hill; to descend an inclined plain. [But this may be considered as elliptical; on or along being understood.][http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/descend]