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decrescendo

DEFINITIONS OF: decrescendo

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n (music) a gradual decrease in loudness

Synonyms:
diminuendo
Type of:
softness
a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency

adj gradually decreasing in volume

Synonyms:
diminuendo
decreasing
music

v grow quieter

Antonyms:
crescendo
grow louder
Type of:
decrease, diminish, fall, lessen
decrease in size, extent, or range
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