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Word: Diminuendo
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Italian, literally ‘diminishing’, from diminuire, from Latin deminuere ‘lessen’ (see diminish)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˌmɪnjʊˈɛndəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a decrease in loudness in a piece of music
Short Definition:decrease in loudness
Examples:- the sudden diminuendos are brilliantly effective
Word: Diminuendo
Speech Type: Adverb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˌmɪnjʊˈɛndəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(especially as a direction) with a decrease in loudness
Short Definition:with decrease in loudness
Examples:- the piece ends as it began, a poem of sorrow and regret that dissolves diminuendo
Word: Diminuendo
Speech Type: Adjective
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˌmɪnjʊˈɛndəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
decreasing in loudness
Short Definition:decreasing in loudness
Examples:- the diminuendo chorus before the final tumult
Word: Diminuendo
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˌmɪnjʊˈɛndəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
decrease in loudness or intensity
Short Definition:decrease in loudness or intensity
Examples:- the singers left and the buzz diminuendoed
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