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decrescendo

[dee-kri-shen-doh, dey-; It. de-kre-shen-daw] Origin

de·cre·scen·do

[dee-kri-shen-doh, dey-; It. de-kre-shen-daw] adjective, adverb, noun, plural -dos, Italian -di [dee] . Music.
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.

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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

Origin:
1800–10; < Italian, gerund of decrescere; see decrease
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decrescendo (ˌdiːkrɪˈʃɛndəʊ)
 
n, —adj
another word for diminuendo
 
[Italian, from decrescere to decrease]

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decrescendo
1806, from It. decrescendo, from L. decrescere (see decrease).
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