Diminuendo (noun/adj/verb)
dim-in-ew-en-do
(music)A decrease in loudness in a piece of music.
Italian, literally ‘diminishing’, from diminuire, from Latin deminuere ‘lessen’ (see diminish).
Example sentences
“The sudden diminuendo added drama to the piece.”
Praetorian (adj) (noun) pri-taw-ree-un of or relating to a praetor (a magistrate in the Roman republic). a soldier of the Praetorian Guard (Roman imperial army) First recorded in 1375–1425; late…