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¹accelerando

adverb or adjective ac·ce·le·ran·do \(ˌ)ä-ˌche-lə-ˈrän-(ˌ)dō; ik-ˌse-, (ˌ)ak-\

Definition of ACCELERANDO

: gradually faster —used as a direction in music

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Italian, literally, accelerating, from Latin accelerandum, gerund of accelerare

First Known Use: circa 1842

noun

plural accelerandos

: a gradual increase in tempo

1889

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