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calando definition

ca·lando (kə län′dō)

adjective, adverb

Musical Direction with gradually decreasing speed and volume; fading away

Etymology: It, ger. of calare, to decrease < L < Gr chalan, to slacken

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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