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decrescendo
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian decrescendo.
Pronunciation
Noun
decrescendo (plural decrescendos or decrescendi)
- (music) An instruction to play gradually more softly.
- A gradual decrease in volume or loudness of a piece of music.
- 1954 January, H. P. White, “Vignettes of the Rail”, in Railway Magazine, page 53:
- The peace was ended by the sound of an approaching train, the steady exhaust beat that has its own appeal, and amid a cloud of steam a rebuilt "Scot" burst from under the bridge at the south end of the station, and roared past at high speed. A long line of lighted windows flashed past, and then, in decrescendo, the sound and fury passed northwards.
Verb
decrescendo (third-person singular simple present decrescendos, present participle decrescendoing, simple past and past participle decrescendoed)
- (music) To gradually become quieter
Adjective
decrescendo (comparative more decrescendo, superlative most decrescendo)
- becoming quieter gradually.
Synonyms
Antonyms
References
- “decrescendo”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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Indonesian
Etymology
Adverb
decrescendo
Further reading
- “decrescendo” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Verb
decrescendo
- gerund of decrescere
Latin
Verb
dēcrēscendō
Portuguese
Verb
decrescendo
Romanian
Etymology
Adverb
decrescendo
Noun
decrescendo n (uncountable)
Declension
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