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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: >)

  1. (music) A dynamic mark directing that a passage is to be played gradually more softly
  2. (music) A passage having this mark

Translations

Adverb

diminuendo (comparative more diminuendo, superlative most diminuendo)

  1. (music) played in this style

Adjective

diminuendo (comparative more diminuendo, superlative most diminuendo)

  1. (music) describing a passage having this mark

Antonyms


Italian

Verb

diminuendo

  1. (gerund of diminuire) diminishing, decreasing

Noun

diminuendo m (plural diminuendi)

  1. (music) diminuendo

Anagrams


Latin

Participle

dīminuendō

  1. dative masculine singular of dīminuendus
  2. dative neuter singular of dīminuendus
  3. ablative masculine singular of dīminuendus
  4. ablative neuter singular of dīminuendus

Portuguese

Noun

diminuendo m (plural diminuendos)

  1. minuend.

Synonyms

See also