Crescendi

noun

/kɹɛˈʃɛndi/

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounAn instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ), by musicians called a hairpin.

2.nounA gradual increase of anything, especially to a dramatic climax.

"Their fighting rose in a fearsome crescendo."

3.nounThe climax of a gradual increase.

"Their arguing rose to a fearsome crescendo."

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