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Diminuendo

Diminuendo Meaning & Definition
Diminuendo Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Diminuendo?

[n] (music) a gradual decrease in loudness
[adj] gradually decreasing in volume

Synonyms | Synonyms for Diminuendo: decreasing | decrescendo | decrescendo

Related Terms | Find terms related to Diminuendo:

See Also | softness

Diminuendo In Webster's Dictionary

\Di*min`u*en"do\, adv. [It., p. pr. of diminuere to diminish.] (Mus.) In a gradually diminishing manner; with abatement of tone; decrescendo; -- expressed on the staff by Dim., or Dimin., or the sign.

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