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decrescendo en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˌdiːkɹɪˈʃɛndəʊ/
- /ˌdiːkɹəˈʃɛndəʊ/
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian decrescendo.
Meanings
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becoming quieter gradually.
Forms
Antonyms
crescendo
Synonyms
diminuendo
decrescendo en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌdiːkɹɪˈʃɛndəʊ/
- /ˌdiːkɹəˈʃɛndəʊ/
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian decrescendo.
Meanings
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An instruction to play gradually more softly.
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A gradual decrease in volume or loudness of a piece of music.
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.
1954 January, H. P. White, “Vignettes of the Rail”, in Railway Magazine, page 53:
Forms
decrescendo en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˌdiːkɹɪˈʃɛndəʊ/
- /ˌdiːkɹəˈʃɛndəʊ/
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian decrescendo.
Meanings
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To gradually become quieter
Forms