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Definition of accelerando adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

accelerando

adverb, adjective

/əkˌseləˈrændəʊ/

/əkˌseləˈrændəʊ/

(music, from Italian)

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gradually increasing in speed
Word OriginItalian.

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