crescendo

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crescendo[1,noun] crescendo[2,adverb or adjective]

Main Entry: ¹cre·scen·do
Pronunciation: kr&-'shen-(")dO
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -dos also -does or cre·scen·di /-dE/
Etymology: Italian, from crescendo, adjective, increasing, gerund of crescere to grow, increase, from Latin
1 a : a gradual increase ; specifically : a gradual increase in volume of a musical passage b : the peak of a gradual increase : CLIMAX <complaints about stifling smog conditions reach a crescendo -- Down Beat>
2 : a crescendo musical passage
- crescendo intransitive verb
[crescendo illustration]