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crescendo

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Main Entry:
1cre·scen·do Listen to the pronunciation of 1crescendo
Pronunciation:
\krə-ˈshen-(ˌ)dō\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural cre·scen·dos also cre·scen·does or cre·scen·di Listen to the pronunciation of crescendi \-dē\
Etymology:
Italian, from crescendo, adjective, increasing, gerund of crescere to grow, increase, from Latin
Date:
1775
1 a: a gradual increase; specifically : a gradual increase in volume of a musical passage b: the peak of a gradual increase : climax <complaints about stifling smog conditions reach a crescendo — Down Beat>2: a crescendo musical passage
— crescendo intransitive verb
[crescendo illustration]
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