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Noun: crescendo (crescendi,crescendos)  kri'shen-dow
  1. (music) a gradual increase in loudness
    "The orchestra built to a powerful crescendo in the final movement"
Adjective: crescendo  kri'shen-dow
  1. (music) gradually increasing in volume
    "The orchestra played a crescendo passage that built to a powerful climax"
Verb: crescendo  kri'shen-dow
  1. Grow louder
    "The music crescendoes here"

Derived forms: crescendoes, crescendos, crescendoing, crescendoed, crescendi

See also: increasing

Type of: increase, intensity, loudness, volume

Antonym: decrescendo

Encyclopedia: Crescendo