decrescendo
English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Italian decrescendo.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]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
[edit]decrescendo (third-person singular simple present decrescendos, present participle decrescendoing, simple past and past participle decrescendoed)
- (music) To gradually become quieter
Adjective
[edit]decrescendo (comparative more decrescendo, superlative most decrescendo)
- becoming quieter gradually.
Synonyms
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[edit]References
[edit]- “decrescendo”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams
[edit]Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from Italian decrescendo.
Adverb
[edit]decrescendo
Further reading
[edit]- “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
[edit]Verb
[edit]decrescendo
- gerund of decrescere
Latin
[edit]Verb
[edit]dēcrēscendō
Portuguese
[edit]Verb
[edit]decrescendo
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from Italian decrescendo.
Adverb
[edit]decrescendo
Noun
[edit]decrescendo n (uncountable)
Declension
[edit]| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | decrescendo | decrescendoul |
| genitive-dative | decrescendo | decrescendoului |
| vocative | decrescendoule | |
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