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— English words —

• crescendo n. (Music) An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex…
• crescendo n. (Figuratively) A gradual increase of anything, especially to a dramatic climax.
• crescendo n. (Figuratively, nonstandard) The climax of a gradual increase.
• crescendo v. To increase in intensity; to reach or head for a crescendo.
• crescendo adv. (Music) Gradually increasing in force or loudness.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Czech - Swedish
  • crescendo n. (Music) crescendo.
• Finnish
  • crescendo n. Crescendo (instruction to play gradually more loudly).
  • crescendo n. (Rare) crescendo (gradual increase, especially to a dramatic climax).
• Romanian
  • crescendo adv. Crescendo.
  • crescendo n. Crescendo.

— English words, defined in French —

• crescendo n. (Musique) Crescendo.
• crescendo n. (Sens figuré) Crescendo.
• crescendo v. Faire un crescendo.

— In German —

• crescendo Adv. Musik: allmählich lauter werdend, an Lautstärke zunehmend.
• Crescendo S. Musik: langsamer Anstieg der Tonstärke.

— In Dutch —

• crescendo bijw. (Muziek) steeds luider klinkend.
• crescendo bijw. Steeds beter.
• crescendo n. (Muziek) deel van een muziekstuk waarin de tonen steeds luider…
• crescendo n. (Figuurlijk) iets wat steeds luider klinkt.
• crescendo n. Toename, groei.

— In French —

• crescendo adv. (Musique) En renforçant, en enflant par degrés les sons…
• crescendo adv. (Par analogie) (Familier) En augmentant.
• crescendo n.m. (Musique) Renforcement, enflement par degrés les sons de…
• crescendo n.m. (Sens figuré) (Familier) Augmentation progressive.

— In Spanish —

• crescendo s. Música. Aumento gradual de la intensidad (volumen, fuerza)…
• crescendo s. Por extensión, aumento gradual en la intensidad de un fenómeno…
• crescendo s. Música. Pasaje musical que se ejecuta con un crescendo₁.

— In Italian —

• crescendo s. (Musica) indicazione dinamica musicale che prevede l’aumento…
• crescendo s. (Per estensione) incremento graduale nell’intensità di qualcosa.
• crescendo v. Gerundio presente di crescere.

33 English words from 10 English definitions

angle anything apex climax crescendo denoted dramatic especially Figuratively for force gradual gradually head increase increasing in␣force instruction intensity its long loudly loudness more Music narrow nonstandard of␣a play Rare reach The with

23 English words from 20 foreign definitions

Augmentation che con crescendo deel der een Faire gradual lauter les musical musicale Musique par Per progressive que Sens sons steeds van wat

54 foreign words from 20 foreign definitions

allmählich analogie Anstieg augmentant aumento beter degrés de␣la dinamica ejecuta enflant enflement estensione extensión Familier fenómeno figuré Figuurlijk fuerza Gerundio graduale groei iets incremento indicazione intensidad intensità klinkend klinkt langsamer Lautstärke luider Música Musik Muziek muziekstuk nell par␣degrés Pasaje Per␣estensione Por presente prevede qualcosa renforçant Renforcement Sens␣figuré Toename tonen Tonstärke volumen waarin werdend zunehmend

4 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

crescendos crescendoed crescendoes crescendoing

4 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

decrescendos decrescendoed descrescendos decrescendoing

2 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

decrescendo descrescendo

24 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Cen CEN cen- CRE Cres CRES cres. cresc end End -end end- endo Endo endo- Esc ESC -esce res RES Res. SCE sce. scend

12 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

CSE DNE ECS Erc ERC NEC n.e.c. NECs ODN ser SER ser.

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

conceders

2 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

crescendos reconcedes

13 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

Cedrones censored Cercones conceder concedes Creedons decensor encoders necrosed seconder seedcorn seed␣corn soccered

2 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

crescendi Crescenzo

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