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| de·cre·scen·do [ dày krə shéndō, d krə shéndō ] |
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increasingly softly: with decreasing loudness
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used as a musical direction
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noun (plural de·cre·scen·dos) |
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piece of music growing quieter: a piece of music, or a section of a piece, played decrescendo
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| [Early 19th century. < Italian, "decreasing"] |
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  de·cre·scen·do adjective |
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