decrescendo

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English[edit]

It has been requested that this entry be merged with descrescendo(+).
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Decrescendo notation.

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian decrescendo.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /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 (comparative more decrescendo, superlative most decrescendo)

  1. becoming quieter gradually.

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Antonyms[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Italian[edit]

Verb[edit]

decrescendo

  1. gerund of decrescere

Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

dēcrēscendō

  1. dative gerund of dēcrēscō

Portuguese[edit]

Verb[edit]

decrescendo

  1. gerund of decrescer

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from Italian decrescendo.

Adverb[edit]

decrescendo

  1. decrescendo

Noun[edit]

decrescendo n (uncountable)

  1. decrescendo

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