MORENDO

Etymology

Adverb

morendo (not comparable)

(music) Fading away in tone or tempo.

Anagrams

• Ormonde, doormen, monored

Source: Wiktionary


Mo*ren"do, a. & n. Etym: [It.] (Mus.)

Definition: Dying; a gradual decrescendo at the end of a strain or cadence.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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