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decrescendo
noun
(de-cre-scen-do)
a gradual decrease in volume of a musical passage
decrescendo
noun
(de-cre-scen-do)
a decrescendo musical passage
decrescendo
adverb or adjective
(de-cre-scen-do)
with a decrease in volume —used as a direction in music
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