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decrescendo

de·cre·scen·do [ dày krə shéndō, d krə shéndō ]


adverb 
Definition:
 
increasingly softly: with decreasing loudness ( used as a musical direction )



noun  (plural de·cre·scen·dos)
Definition:
 
piece of music growing quieter: a piece of music, or a section of a piece, played decrescendo

[Early 19th century. < Italian, "decreasing"]

de·cre·scen·do adjective
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