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Webster 1913 Edition
Diminuendo
Di-minˊu-en′do
,adv.
[It., p. pr. of
diminuere
to diminish.] (Mus.)
In a gradually diminishing manner; with abatement of tone; decrescendo; – expressed on the staff by Dim., or Dimin., or the sign.
Definition 2024
diminuendo
diminuendo
English
Noun
diminuendo (plural diminuendos) (Symbol: >)
- (music) A dynamic mark directing that a passage is to be played gradually more softly
- (music) A passage having this mark
Translations
direction to play gradually more softly
Adverb
diminuendo (comparative more diminuendo, superlative most diminuendo)
- (music) played in this style
Adjective
diminuendo (comparative more diminuendo, superlative most diminuendo)
- (music) describing a passage having this mark
Antonyms
Italian
Verb
diminuendo
- (gerund of diminuire) diminishing, decreasing
Noun
diminuendo m (plural diminuendi)
Anagrams
Latin
Participle
dīminuendō
- dative masculine singular of dīminuendus
- dative neuter singular of dīminuendus
- ablative masculine singular of dīminuendus
- ablative neuter singular of dīminuendus