accelerando
1ac·ce·le·ran·do
adv or adj\(ˌ)ä-ˌche-lə-ˈrän-(ˌ)dō; ik-ˌse-, (ˌ)ak-\
Definition of ACCELERANDO
: gradually faster —used as a direction in music
See Origin of ACCELERANDO
Italian, literally, accelerating, from Latin accelerandum, gerund of accelerare
First Known Use: circa 1842
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