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accelerando

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ac⋅cel⋅er⋅an⋅do

  [ak-sel-uh-ran-doh, -rahn-; It. aht-che-le-rahn-daw]
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–adverb, adjective Music.
gradually increasing in speed.
Origin:
1835–45; < It < L accelerandus, gerundive of accelerāre to speed up. See accelerate
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ac·cel·er·an·do   (ä-chěl'ə-rän'dō)   
adv.   & adj.
Gradually accelerating or quickening in time. Used chiefly as a direction.
n.   pl. ac·cel·er·an·dos
An accelerando passage or movement.

[Italian, present participle of accelerare, to hasten, from Latin accelerāre; see accelerate.]
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