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ACCELERANDO

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A gradually increasing tempo of music

Example:

my ear will not accept such violent accelerandos

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("accelerando" is a kind of...):

pacing; tempo ((music) the speed at which a composition is to be played)

Derivation:

accelerando ((music) gradually increasing in tempo)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(music) gradually increasing in tempo

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

increasing ((music) increasing in tempo and/or volume)

Domain category:

music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)

Derivation:

accelerando (a gradually increasing tempo of music)

 III. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

With increasing speed

Example:

here you must play accelerando

Classified under:

Adverbs

Domain category:

music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)

Pertainym:

accelerando ((music) gradually increasing in tempo)

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