diminuendo

English

Etymology

Italian

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɪˌmɪnjuːˈɛndəʊ/

Noun

diminuendo (plural diminuendos) (Symbol: >)

1. (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played gradually more softly
2. (music) A passage having this mark

Translations

direction to play gradually more softly

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 漸弱 (cmn), 渐弱 (cmn) (jianruo)

• German: Diminuendo (de)
• Korean: 점점 약해지는 음 (ko) (jeomjeom yakhaejineun eum)

Adverb

diminuendo (comparative more diminuendo, superlative most diminuendo)

1. (music) played in this style

Adjective

diminuendo (comparative more diminuendo, superlative most diminuendo)

1. (music) describing a passage having this mark

Antonyms

• crescendo

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Italian

Verb

diminuendo

1. (gerund of diminuire) diminishing, decreasing

Noun

diminuendo m (plural diminuendi)

1. (music) diminuendo

Anagrams

• inumidendo

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Latin

Participle

dīminuendō

1. dative masculine singular of dīminuendus
2. dative neuter singular of dīminuendus
3. ablative masculine singular of dīminuendus
4. ablative neuter singular of dīminuendus

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Portuguese

Noun

diminuendo m

1. minuend.

Synonyms

• minuendo (Brazil)

See also

subtração

subtraendo