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decrescendo

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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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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

  1. A gradual decrease in force or loudness.

  2. A decrescendo passage.


[Italian, gerund of decrescere, to decrease, from Latin dēcrēscere; see decrease.]
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