decrescendo
decrescendo Lexical Profile
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• noun
A gradual decrease in the loudness of a musical passage, or a passage performed with such a decrease.
"The orchestra executed a delicate decrescendo at the end of the movement."
A gradual decline in intensity, force, or activity.
"After the holiday rush, retail sales experienced a steady decrescendo through January."
• adverb
With a gradual decrease in loudness or volume (used as a musical direction).
"The conductor signaled for the strings to play decrescendo during the final measures."
• adjective
Gradually decreasing in loudness or volume (especially of a musical passage).
"The piece ended with a long, decrescendo chord that faded into silence."
• verb
To decrease gradually in volume, loudness, or intensity (especially of music or sound).
"The choir's voices decrescendoed to a soft whisper as the hymn concluded."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Italian decrescendo, formed by adding the reversal prefix de- to crescendo ('growing' or 'increasing in loudness'), ultimately from Latin crescere ('to grow').