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DIMINUENDO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does diminuendo mean?
• DIMINUENDO (noun)
The noun DIMINUENDO has 1 sense:
1. (music) a gradual decrease in loudness
Familiarity information: DIMINUENDO used as a noun is very rare.
• DIMINUENDO (adjective)
The adjective DIMINUENDO has 1 sense:
1. (music) gradually decreasing in volume
Familiarity information: DIMINUENDO used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(music) a gradual decrease in loudness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
decrescendo; diminuendo
Hypernyms ("diminuendo" is a kind of...):
softness (a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency)
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(music) gradually decreasing in volume
Synonyms:
decrescendo; diminuendo
Similar:
decreasing ((music) decreasing in tempo and/or volume)
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
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