diminuendo
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yuˈɛn noun
2.
a gradual reduction of force or loudness.
3.
a diminuendo passage. Symbol: >
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| —n , pl -dos | |
| 1. | a. dim, |
| b. a musical passage affected by a diminuendo | |
| —adj | |
| 2. | gradually decreasing in loudness |
| 3. | with a diminuendo |
| [C18: from Italian, from diminuire to | |
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Diminuendo
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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Word Origin & History
diminuendo
1775, from It. diminuendo "lessening, diminishing," prp. of diminuire, from L. deminuere (see diminish).
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Example sentences
Any mental activity is accompanied by a ceaseless crescendo and diminuendo of background processing.
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