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de⋅cre⋅scen⋅do
[dee-kri-shen-doh, dey-; It. de-kre-shen-daw] 
krɪˈʃɛn
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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| de·cre·scen·do (dā'krə-shěn'dō, dē'-) adv. & adj. Abbr. dec. With gradually diminishing force or loudness. Used chiefly as a direction. n. pl. de·cre·scen·dos
[Italian, gerund of decrescere, to decrease, from Latin dēcrēscere; see decrease.] |
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Decrescendo
De`cres*cen"do\, a. & adv. [It.] (Mus.) With decreasing volume of sound; -- a direction to performers, either written upon the staff (abbreviated Dec., or Decresc.), or indicated by the sign.
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