accelerando

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Synonyms: accelerandi, accelerant, accelerandos, accelerants, accelerans

Antonyms: accelerandi, accelerant, accelerandos, accelerants, accelerans

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|music}} A [[tempo mark]] directing that a [[passage]] is to be [[play]]ed at an [[increasing]] [[speed]].
2. {{lb|en|music}} A passage having this mark.
3. {{lb|en|by extension}} {{l|en|accelerate|Accelerating}} or {{l|en|exponential}} advancement {{n-g|or}} development (of a thing).

Adverb

1. {{lb|en|music}} With a gradual [[increase]] in [[speed]].

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