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Definition crescendo in American English

crescendo noun

[countable]noun
/krəˈʃendoʊ/
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1.1

the loudest part of a piece of music

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2

a gradual increase in something

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2.1

the point when something has increased to its highest limit

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Definition crescendo in American English