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accelerando
ac·cel·er·an·do
/
ækˌsɛl
əˈræn
doʊ, -ˈrɑn-;
Italian
ɑtˌtʃɛ
lɛˈrɑn
dɔ
/
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[
ak-sel-
uh
-
ran
-doh, -
rahn
-;
Italian
aht-che-le-
r
ahn
-daw
]
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adverb,
adjective
Music.
gradually increasing in speed.
Origin:
1835–45;
<
Italian
<
Latin
accelerandus,
gerundive of
accelerāre
to speed up. See
accelerate
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accelerando
(ækˌsɛləˈrændəʊ)
—
adj
, —
adv
1.
(to be performed) with increasing speed
—
n
,
-dos
2.
an increase in speed
[Italian]
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