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The correct spelling is cresc.
How to pronounce cresc
noun
Say it like: Cre-sc
The correct spelling is cresc. An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ), by musicians called a hairpin. For example: "Their fighting rose in a fearsome crescendo."
Usage Examples
“Their fighting rose in a fearsome crescendo.”
“Their arguing rose to a fearsome crescendo.”
Definition
noun
- 1.An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ), by musicians called a hairpin.
- 2.A gradual increase of anything, especially to a dramatic climax.
- 3.The climax of a gradual increase.
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