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cresc

The correct spelling is cresc.

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noun

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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. 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. 2.A gradual increase of anything, especially to a dramatic climax.
  3. 3.The climax of a gradual increase.

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