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decrescendo

[dee-kri-shen-doh, dey-, de-kre-shen-daw]

adjective

  1. gradually reducing force or loudness; diminuendo (crescendo ).



noun

plural

decrescendos 
,

plural

decrescendi .
  1. a gradual reduction in force or loudness.

  2. a decrescendo passage.

decrescendo

/ ˌdiːkrɪˈʃɛndəʊ /

noun

  1. another word for diminuendo

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of decrescendo1

1800–10; < Italian, gerund of decrescere; decrease
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Word History and Origins

Origin of decrescendo1

Italian, from decrescere to decrease
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Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

I thought my closet, like my life, would decrescendo with time, and it’s done the opposite.

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Still, decisions about crescendos and decrescendos, tempo, and score reading have to be made, but there are endless possibilities for vocalizing and playing these child-centered compositions.

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The story of this Black master of the ragtime genre can seem like one that never got far beyond the starting gate and ended with a sad decrescendo.

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The scenes that follow are long decrescendos; always, by the end, her energy is depleted.

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But he plans to return and build a cabin on family land when his music career reaches a decrescendo.

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