decrescendo

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English

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Decrescendo notation.

Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian decrescendo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /diːˌkɹɛˈʃɛndəʊ/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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decrescendo (plural decrescendos)

  1. (music) An instruction to play gradually more softly.

Verb

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decrescendo (third-person singular simple present decrescendos, present participle decrescendoing, simple past and past participle decrescendoed)

  1. (music) To gradually become quieter

Adjective

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decrescendo (comparative more decrescendo, superlative most decrescendo)

  1. becoming quieter gradually.

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Anagrams

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Italian decrescendo.

Adverb

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decrescendo

  1. (music) decrescendo

Further reading

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Italian

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Verb

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decrescendo

  1. gerund of decrescere

Latin

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Verb

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dēcrēscendō

  1. dative gerund of dēcrēscō

Portuguese

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Verb

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decrescendo

  1. gerund of decrescer

Romanian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Italian decrescendo.

Adverb

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decrescendo

  1. decrescendo

Noun

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decrescendo n (uncountable)

  1. decrescendo

Declension

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