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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
decrescendo /ˌdiːkrɪˈʃɛndəʊ/

▶adverb & adjective another term for diminuendo.

– origin C19: Ital., lit. ‘decreasing’.

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