stringendo
(redirected from stringendos)strin·gen·do
(strĭn-jĕn′dō)adj. Music
Played with an accelerating tempo. Used chiefly as a direction.
strin·gen′do adv.
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stringendo
(strɪnˈdʒɛndəʊ)adj, adv
(Classical Music) music to be performed with increasing speed
[Italian, from stringere to compress, from Latin: to draw tight; see stringent]
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