n.
Pronunciation: d ə - ˌ min-y ə - ' wen-( ˌ )d ō , -yü- ' en- also - ˌ mi-n ə - '
Function: adverb or adjective
Etymology: Italian, literally, diminishing, from Late Latin diminuendum, gerund of diminuere
Date: 1775
: DECRESCENDO
– diminuendo noun
n.
Pronunciation: d ə - ˌ min-y ə - ' wen-( ˌ )d ō , -yü- ' en- also - ˌ mi-n ə - '
Function: adverb or adjective
Etymology: Italian, literally, diminishing, from Late Latin diminuendum, gerund of diminuere
Date: 1775
: DECRESCENDO
– diminuendo noun
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012