accelerando
(adjective) (music) gradually increasing in tempo
accelerando
(adverb) with increasing speed; “here you must play accelerando”
accelerando
(noun) a gradually increasing tempo of music; “my ear will not accept such violent accelerandos”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
accelerando (plural accelerandos)
(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played at an increasing speed.
(music) A passage having this mark.
(by extension) Accelerating or exponential advancement or development (of a thing).
accelerando (not comparable)
(music) with a gradual increase in speed
Source: Wiktionary
Ac*cel`er*an"do, a. Etym: [It.] (Mus.)
Definition: Gradually accelerating the movement.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 June 2025
(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
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