calando
adjective (or adverb)
ca·lan·do
\käˈlän(ˌ)dō\
Definition of calando
: diminishing in loudness and sometimes tempo —used as a direction in music
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Origin and Etymology of calando
Italian, from Latin calandum, gerund of calare to slacken, let down, from Greek chalan; perhaps akin to Sanskrit jahāti he leaves, abandons — more at go
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