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Cres.
An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ), by musicians called a hairpin.
📖 Definitions of "Cres."
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An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ), by musicians called a hairpin.
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A gradual increase of anything, especially to a dramatic climax.
"Their fighting rose in a fearsome crescendo."
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The climax of a gradual increase.
"Their arguing rose to a fearsome crescendo."
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The figure of the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.
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Something shaped like a crescent, especially:
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A representation of the symbol used by Islamic caliphates
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A crescent spanner.
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