decrescendo
adjective
gradually reducing force or loudness; diminuendo (opposed to crescendo).
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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“No other tenor did that. And just multiply that a thousand times. It’s crescendi, the decrescendi, all the lovely musical things. He’s just sharp that way, probably the best.”
From Washington Times ● Nov. 24, 2018