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    diminuendo

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Music
    di·min·u·en·do /dəˌmɪnjuˈendəʊ $ -doʊ/ noun (plural diminuendos) [countable]  APMAPMa part in a piece of music where it becomes gradually quieter 〔音乐的〕渐弱 OPP crescendo —diminuendo adjective, adverb
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    diminuendo• Both works end on a possible return, on what might look like a bleak diminuendo but is really an anxiety state.    Origin diminuendo (1700-1800) Italian Latin minuere “to make less”
    di·min·u·en·do nounChineseSyllable
    a in a gradually Corpus it becomes piece music part where of


    diminuendo
    di‧min‧u‧en‧do /dəˌmɪnjuˈendəʊ, dɪˌmɪnjuˈendəʊ $ -doʊ/ noun (plural diminuendos) [countable]
     Date: 1700-1800
     Language: Italian
     Origin: Latin minuere 'to make less'
    a part in a piece of music where it becomes gradually quieter
       OPP  crescendo
    —diminuendo adjective, adverb


    di·minu·endoBrE /dɪˌmɪnjuˈendəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˌmɪnjuˈendoʊ/ 🔊 noun (
    plural
    di·minu·endos    )     [countable, uncountable] (music 音乐, from Italian)     a gradual decrease in how loudly a piece of music is played or sung 渐弱 OPP crescendo