Etymology

decrescendo

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Today it means: An instruction to play gradually more softly. Full definition →

Italian decrescendo
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromdecrescendo
  2. Italian · borrowed fromdecrescendo
  3. English todaydecrescendo

Borrowed from Italian decrescendo.

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