"decrescendo" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /diːˌkɹɛˈʃɛndəʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-decrescendo.wav Forms: more decrescendo [comparative], most decrescendo [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian decrescendo. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|decrescendo}} Italian decrescendo Head templates: {{en-adj}} decrescendo (comparative more decrescendo, superlative most decrescendo)
  1. becoming quieter gradually. Synonyms: diminuendo
    Sense id: en-decrescendo-en-adj-5d34bA7x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 31 21 26

Noun [English]

IPA: /diːˌkɹɛˈʃɛndəʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-decrescendo.wav Forms: decrescendos [plural], decrescendi [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian decrescendo. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|decrescendo}} Italian decrescendo Head templates: {{en-noun|+|decrescendi}} decrescendo (plural decrescendos or decrescendi)
  1. (music) An instruction to play gradually more softly. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-decrescendo-en-noun-NrdJNnLE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 31 21 26 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. A gradual decrease in volume or loudness of a piece of music.
    Sense id: en-decrescendo-en-noun-6xj2l40z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 31 21 26

Verb [English]

IPA: /diːˌkɹɛˈʃɛndəʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-decrescendo.wav Forms: decrescendos [present, singular, third-person], decrescendoing [participle, present], decrescendoed [participle, past], decrescendoed [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian decrescendo. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|decrescendo}} Italian decrescendo Head templates: {{en-verb}} decrescendo (third-person singular simple present decrescendos, present participle decrescendoing, simple past and past participle decrescendoed)
  1. (music) To gradually become quieter Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-decrescendo-en-verb-thDydB-i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 31 21 26 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Adverb [Indonesian]

Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Italian decrescendo. Etymology templates: {{ubor|id|it|decrescendo}} Unadapted borrowing from Italian decrescendo Head templates: {{head|id|adverb}} decrescendo
  1. (music) decrescendo Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-decrescendo-id-adv-ke396og8 Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 5 3 4 4 27 21 14 21 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 3 3 4 28 22 14 22 0 0 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Verb [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} decrescendo
  1. gerund of decrescere Tags: form-of, gerund Form of: decrescere
    Sense id: en-decrescendo-it-verb-~yjImXjC Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries

Verb [Latin]

Forms: dēcrēscendō [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|verb form|head=dēcrēscendō}} dēcrēscendō
  1. dative gerund of dēcrēscō Tags: dative, form-of, gerund Form of: dēcrēscō
    Sense id: en-decrescendo-la-verb-xzu-eXk0 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries

Verb [Portuguese]

Head templates: {{head|pt|gerund}} decrescendo
  1. gerund of decrescer Tags: form-of, gerund Form of: decrescer
    Sense id: en-decrescendo-pt-verb-dXFkW3aA Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

Adverb [Romanian]

Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Italian decrescendo. Etymology templates: {{ubor|ro|it|decrescendo}} Unadapted borrowing from Italian decrescendo Head templates: {{head|ro|adverb}} decrescendo
  1. decrescendo
    Sense id: en-decrescendo-ro-adv-ke396og8 Categories (other): Romanian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Romanian entries with incorrect language header: 100 0

Noun [Romanian]

Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], decrescendo [accusative, indefinite, nominative], decrescendoul [accusative, definite, nominative], decrescendo [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite], decrescendoului [definite, error-unrecognized-form], decrescendoule [vocative]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Italian decrescendo. Etymology templates: {{ubor|ro|it|decrescendo}} Unadapted borrowing from Italian decrescendo Head templates: {{ro-noun|n|-}} decrescendo n (uncountable) Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-noun-single|g=n|gpd=decrescendoelor|gpi=decrescendoe|gsd=decrescendoului|gsi=decrescendo|n=sg|npd=decrescendoele|npi=decrescendoe|nsd=decrescendoul|nsi=decrescendo|vp=decrescendoelor|vs=decrescendoule}}
  1. decrescendo Tags: neuter, uncountable
    Sense id: en-decrescendo-ro-noun-ke396og8

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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