English
Etymology
Italian crescendo, gerund of crescere, to grow, to increase
Pronunciation
IPA|kɹ����n.d�
Hyphenation: cres·cen·do<br>
Noun
en-noun
- music An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left. Abbreviation: cresc. Symbol <
- figuratively A gradual increase of anything, especially to a dramatic climax.
#:Their fighting rose in a fearsome crescendo.
- context|figuratively|nonstandard The climax of a gradual increase.
#:Their arguing rose to a fearsome crescendo.
Translations
Chinese: (Simplified Chinese) �强 / (Traditional Chinese) 漸強 (jianqiang)
Hebrew: ×§×¨×©× ×�×�
Japanese: ������ (kureshendo)
Korean: ì �ê°�ì�� (jeomgangeum)
Latin: crescens nominative, crescentis genitive
Polish: crescendo
Russian: к�е�ендо (kreshshendo)
Usage notes
The musical sense indicates that the figurative sense is an increase rather than the climax of the increase. The use of this word to mean the climax of an increase is nonstandard but commonplace.
Antonyms
music diminuendo
(figurative, nonstandard) climax, conclusion
Italian
Verb
crescendo
- (gerund of crescere) growing, increasing
Noun
it-noun|crescend|m|o|i
- music|lang=it crescendo
- figuratively|lang=it crescendo
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