calando

adjective (or adverb)

ca·​lan·​do
käˈlän(ˌ)dō
: diminishing in loudness and sometimes tempo
used as a direction in music

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from Latin calandum, gerund of calare to slacken, let down, from Greek chalan; perhaps akin to Sanskrit jahāti he leaves, abandons

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“Calando.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calando. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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