calando

[ kah-lahn-doh ]

adjective
  1. becoming slower and softer; dying away.

adverb
  1. in a slower, softer manner.

Origin of calando

1
Probably earlier than 1850–55; <Italian: slackening <Latin calandum, gerund of calāre to let down <Greek chalân to loosen, slacken

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British Dictionary definitions for calando

calando

/ (kəˈlændəʊ) /


adjective, adverb
  1. music (to be performed) with gradually decreasing tone and speed

Origin of calando

1
Italian: dropping, from calare to lower, to drop

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