decrescendo meaning

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decrescendo (adjective): (music) gradually decreasing in volume.

decrescendo has 3 meanings in this dictionary, as adjective, noun and verb.

decrescendo as an adjective

  1. (music) gradually decreasing in volume

    Synonyms: diminuendo

    Similar: decreasing

decrescendo as a noun

  1. (music) a gradual decrease in loudness

    Synonyms: diminuendo

    Type of: softness

decrescendo as a verb

  1. grow quieter
    • The music decrescendoes here

    Opposite: crescendo

    Type of: decrease

Scrabble score: 17 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with DE · words ending in DO · 11-letter words

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