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
decrescendo (plural decrescendos)
(music) An instruction to play gradually more softly.
decrescendo (third-person singular simple present decrescendos, present participle decrescendoing, simple past and past participle decrescendoed)
(music) To gradually become quieter
decrescendo (comparative more decrescendo, superlative most decrescendo)
becoming quieter gradually.
• diminuendo
• crescendo
• 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
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
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
