English Explanatory Dictionary

diminuendo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dynamic mark directing that a passage is to be played gradually more softly
  2. A passage having this mark
  3. The gradual dying away of something.
adv
  1. played in this style
adj
  1. describing a passage having this mark

Pronunciation

/dɪˌmɪnjuːˈɛndəʊ/

Word forms

diminuendo diminuendos more diminuendo most diminuendo

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian diminuendo.

Synonyms

decrescendo

Antonyms

crescendo
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