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Diminuendo

noun
1.
(music) a gradual decrease in loudness.  Synonym: decrescendo.





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"Diminuendo" Quotes from Famous Books



... liberation; heard the roar of mighty mills, and on the streets all the peoples of earth walking with common purpose, in fealty and understanding. And then, from the swelling of this concourse of great sounds, came a diminuendo, calm as ...
— The Shape of Fear • Elia W. Peattie
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... not pay any more attention to what Prophet Elias was saying outside. And as if the Prophet had received a psychological hint that his text shafts were no longer penetrating the money king's tough hide, the diminuendo of his orotund marked the ...
— When Egypt Went Broke • Holman Day
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Words linked to "Diminuendo" :   decreasing, softness, decrescendo, music


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