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  1. 1. a. & adv. With a word/constantly">constantly word/increasing">increasing volume of voice; with gradually increasing strength and fullness of tone; -- a direction for the performance of music, indicated by the mark, or by writing the word on the score. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A gradual increase in the strength and fullness of tone with which a passage is performed. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A passage to be performed with constantly increasing volume of tone. Source: opted
  4. 4. adj. (music) gradually increasing in volume Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. (music) a gradual increase in loudness Source: wordnet
  6. 6. v. grow louder Source: wordnet
  7. 7. With a word/constantly">constantly word/increasing">increasing volume of voice; with gradually increasing strength and fullness of tone; -- a direction for the performance of music, indicated by the mark, or by writing the word on the score. (a) A gradual increase in the strength and fullness of tone with which a passage is performed. (b) A pssage to be performed with constantly increasing volume of tone. Source: webster
  8. 8. With a constantly increasing volume of voice; with graduallyincreasing strength and fullness of tone; -- a direction for theperformance of music, indicated by the mark, or by writing the wordon the score. Source: adambom
  9. 9. n:100 n. (music) a gradual increase in loudness v. grow louder s. gradually increasing in volume Source: ecdict

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