Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
adj
describing a passage having this mark
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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adv
played in this style
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
A dynamic mark directing that a passage is to be played gradually more softly
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
A passage having this mark
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
The gradual dying away of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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adjective satellite
gradually decreasing in volume
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: decrescendo
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noun
(music) a gradual decrease in loudness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: decrescendo
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: softness
History
Borrowed from Italian diminuendo.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
