decrescendo, diminuendo
(adjective) (music) gradually decreasing in volume
decrescendo, diminuendo
(noun) (music) a gradual decrease in loudness
Source: WordNet® 3.1
diminuendo (plural diminuendos) (Symbol: >)
(music) A dynamic mark directing that a passage is to be played gradually more softly
(music) A passage having this mark
(metaphoric) The gradual dying away of something.
diminuendo (comparative more diminuendo, superlative most diminuendo)
(music) played in this style
diminuendo (comparative more diminuendo, superlative most diminuendo)
(music) describing a passage having this mark
• crescendo
Source: Wiktionary
Di*min`u*en"do, adv. Etym: [It., p. pr. of diminuere to diminish.] (Mus.)
Definition: In a gradually diminishing manner; with abatement of tone; decrescendo; -- expressed on the staff by Dim., or Dimin., or the sign.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 February 2025
(adverb) at or to or toward the back or rear; “he moved back”; “tripped when he stepped backward”; “she looked rearward out the window of the car”
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