decrescendo

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 Verb 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Antonyms 2 Italian 2.1 Verb form

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Italian decrescendo.

[edit] Noun

decrescendo (plural decrescendos)

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

[edit] Verb

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

1. (music) To gradually become quieter

[edit] Adjective

decrescendo

1. becoming quieter gradually.

[edit] Synonyms

• diminuendo

[edit] Antonyms

• crescendo

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Verb form

decrescendo

1. gerund of decrescere