Plural of crescendo
regular plural
The plural of crescendo is crescendos, crescendi or crescendoes.
Forms of crescendo
| Singular | crescendo /kɹɪˈʃɛn.dəʊ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | crescendos crescendi /kɹɛˈʃɛndi/ crescendoes |
| Countable | countable |
Crescendos and crescendi in a sentence
- And similarly, they are full of tricks: when the imagined stranger calls your name, the music crescendos romantically; when the video freezes on your laugh, it immediately desaturates the candid photo, making you look old-timey or famous or dead.2021 November 1, Haley Nahman, “I got a camera to spy on my cat – and it made me question everything about myself”, in The Guardian
Meaning of crescendo
- noun An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ), by musicians called a hairpin.
- noun A gradual increase of anything, especially to a dramatic climax.
- noun The climax of a gradual increase.
Questions about the plural of crescendo
- What is the plural of crescendo?
- The plural of crescendo is crescendos, crescendi or crescendoes.
- Which is correct, crescendos or crescendi?
- Both are used. crescendos is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is crescendo countable?
- Crescendo is a countable noun.
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