decrescendo

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decrescendo

  • \dɛ.kʁe.ʃɛn.do\

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De l’italien decrescendo.

adverb décrescendo

  1. En diminuant progressivement l’intensité des sons, de la voix ou d'un instrument.
  2. figuratively En diminuant Sa réputation, son talent va decrescendo.

Similar: calando, diminuendo · Opposite: crescendo

noun décrescendo

  1. Diminution Un decrescendo.

Similar: diminuendo · Opposite: crescendo

Thesaurus

adverb

Similar: calando, diminuendo · Opposite: crescendo

noun

Similar: diminuendo · Opposite: crescendo

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MLA

"decrescendo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/decrescendo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

decrescendo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/decrescendo

Chicago

"decrescendo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/decrescendo.

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@misc{decrescendo_2026,
  title = {decrescendo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/decrescendo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}