crescendo

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Synonyms: crescendi, crescenzo, crescent, decrescendo, crescence, crescendos, crescents, crescens

Antonyms: crescendi, crescenzo, crescent, decrescendo, crescence, crescendos, crescents, crescens

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|music}} An [[instruction]] to play [[gradually]] more [[loudly]], denoted by a long, narrow angle with its [[apex]] on the left ( < ), by musicians called a [[hairpin]].
2. {{lb|en|figuratively}} A [[gradual]] increase of anything, especially to a [[dramatic]] [[climax]].
3. {{lb|en|figuratively|nonstandard}} The climax of a gradual increase.

Verb

1. To increase in [[intensity]]; to reach or head for a crescendo.

Adverb

1. {{lb|en|music}} Gradually increasing in force or loudness.

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