smorzando

[ smawrt-sahn-doh; Italian zmawr-tsahn-daw ]
/ smɔrtˈsɑn doʊ; Italian zmɔrˈtsɑn dɔ /

adjective Music.

fading away; dying out (a musical direction).

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Origin of smorzando

1790–1800; < Italian, gerund of smorzare to extinguish

Words nearby smorzando

smoothie, smoothing circuit, smoothing iron, smoothy, smorgasbord, smorzando, smote, smother, smothered mate, smothery, smoulder
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