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.”
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