STRINGENDO | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Stringendo

Speech Type: Adverb

Etymology:

Italian, literally ‘squeezing, binding together’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: strɪnˈdʒɛndəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

(especially as a direction) with increasing speed

Short Definition:

with increasing speed

Examples:
  • the last chord seems to me impossible, unless played stringendo

Word: Stringendo

Speech Type: Adjective

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: strɪnˈdʒɛndəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

performed with increasing speed

Short Definition:

performed with increasing speed

Examples:
  • the final stringendo change of tempo was preluded by a dramatic tempo change

Word: Stringendo

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: strɪnˈdʒɛndəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a passage performed or marked to be performed with increasing speed

Short Definition:

passage performed or marked to be performed with increasing speed

Examples:
  • beginning with a marked stringendo, the final orchestral climax approaches

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