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decrescendi

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de⋅cre⋅scen⋅do

  [dee-kri-shen-doh, dey-; It. de-kre-shen-daw] adjective, adverb, noun, plural -dos, Italian -di  [dee] . Music.
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–adjective, adverb
1. gradually reducing force or loudness; diminuendo (opposed to crescendo ).
–noun
2. a gradual reduction in force or loudness.
3. a decrescendo passage.
Origin:
1800–10; < It, ger. of decrescere; see decrease
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