DECRESCENDO


Meaning of DECRESCENDO in English

I. noun (plural -dos) Etymology: Italian, literally, decreasing, from Latin decrescendum, gerund of decrescere Date: 1877 a gradual decrease in volume of a musical passage, a ~ musical passage, II. adverb or adjective Date: 1877 with a decrease in volume

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