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Word: Decrescendo
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century: Italian, literally ‘decreasing’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌdiːkrɪˈʃɛndəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a decrease in loudness in a piece of music.
Short Definition:decrease in loudness in a piece of music
Word: Decrescendo
Speech Type: Adverb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌdiːkrɪˈʃɛndəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(especially as a direction) with a decrease in loudness.
Short Definition:(especially as direction) with decrease in loudness
Word: Decrescendo
Speech Type: Adjective
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌdiːkrɪˈʃɛndəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
decreasing in loudness
Short Definition:decreasing in loudness
Examples:- the ghostly (and unaccompanied) decrescendo chorus at the work's end stayed in the memory
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