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DECRESCENDO
decrescendo, diminuendo
(adjective) (music) gradually decreasing in volume
decrescendo, diminuendo
(noun) (music) a gradual decrease in loudness
decrescendo
(verb) grow quieter; “The music decrescendoes here”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
decrescendo (plural decrescendos)
(music) An instruction to play gradually more softly.
Verb
decrescendo (third-person singular simple present decrescendos, present participle decrescendoing, simple past and past participle decrescendoed)
(music) To gradually become quieter
Adjective
decrescendo (comparative more decrescendo, superlative most decrescendo)
becoming quieter gradually.
Synonyms
• diminuendo
Antonyms
• crescendo
Anagrams
• crescendoed
Source: Wiktionary
De`cres*cen"do, a. & adv. Etym: [It.] (Mus.)
Definition: With decreasing volume of sound; -- a direction to performers, either written upon the staff (abbreviated Dec., or Decresc.), or indicated by the sign.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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