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decrescendo |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Decrescendo \De`cres*cen"do\, a. & adv [It.] (Mus.) With decreasing volume of sound; -- a direction to performers, either written upon the staff (abbreviated Dec., or Decresc.), or indicated by the sign. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: decrescendo adj : gradually decreasing in volume [syn: {diminuendo}] n : (music) a gradual decrease in loudness [syn: {diminuendo}] v : grow quieter, of sound; "The music decrescendoes here" [ant: {crescendo}]
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