accelerando

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 Adverb 1.5 Adjective 2 Italian 2.1 Verb 2.2 Adverb

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[edit] Etymology

Italian

[edit] Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /əksɛləˈɹɑndo/
• (UK) IPA: /æksɛləˈɹændəʊ/

[edit] Noun

accelerando (plural accelerandos)

1. (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played at an increasing speed.
2. (music) A passage having this mark.

[edit] Adverb

accelerando

1. (music) with a gradual increase in speed

[edit] Adjective

accelerando

1. (music) describing a passage having this mark

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Verb

accelerando

1. Gerund of accelerare.

[edit] Adverb

accelerando

1. accelerating