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Definition crescendo in British English

crescendo noun

[countable] noun
/krəˈʃendəʊ/
1

a gradual increase in sound in a piece of music

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accompaniment arpeggio breakbeat
1.1

the loudest part of a piece of music

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chord crescendo discord
2

a gradual increase in something

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uptick increase growth
2.1

the point when something has increased to its highest limit

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turning point peak climax
Definition crescendo in British English