decrescendo

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English [edit]

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Decrescendo notation.

Etymology [edit]

From Italian decrescendo.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /diːˌkɹɛˈʃɛndəʊ/

Noun [edit]

decrescendo (plural decrescendos)

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

Verb [edit]

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

  1. (music) To gradually become quieter

Adjective [edit]

decrescendo

  1. becoming quieter gradually.

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Italian [edit]

Verb form [edit]

decrescendo

  1. gerund of decrescere