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decrescendo Definition

de·cre·scendo (dā′krə s̸hen′dō, dē′-)

adjective, adverb

with a gradual decrease in loudness; diminuendo: often used as a musical direction: symbol 

Etymology: It, prp. of decrescere < L, decrease

noun pl. -·dos

  1. a gradual decrease in loudness
  2. a decrescendo passage

decrescendo Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • use: You can use a loud decrescendo as a hail call to initially get the ducks attention.

Adjective modifier

  • loud: You can use a loud decrescendo as a hail call to initially get the ducks attention.

Modifies a noun

  • image: I used that decrescendo image, of music and its representation drawing closer, because of course music was not always burdened with representation.