Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - crescendo
Crescendo
crescendo
n., adv., adj., & v. --n. (pl. -os) 1 Mus. a passage gradually increasing in loudness. 2 a progress towards a climax (a crescendo of emotions). b disp. a climax (reached a crescendo then died away). --adv. & adj. with a gradual increase in loudness. --v.intr. (-oes, -oed) increase gradually in loudness or intensity. Etymology: It., part. of crescere grow (as CRESCENT)
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I. noun (plural -dos or -does; also crescendi) Etymology: Italian, from ~, adjective, increasing, gerund of crescere to grow, increase, from Latin Date: 1775 1. a gradual increase, the peak of a gradual increase ; climax , a ~ musical passage, ~ intransitive verb II. adverb or adjective Date: 1807 with an increase in volume ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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