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crescendo

/kɹɪˈʃɛn.doʊ/ adverb C2
  1. Gradually increasing in force or loudness.
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For Anne the real excitement began with the dismissal of school and increased therefrom in crescendo until it reached to a crash of positive ecstasy in the concert itself.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 148 · C1

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