accelerando

Pronunciation:		ak`selu'rândow
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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a gradually increasing tempo of music; "my ear will not accept such violent accelerandos" [adv] (music) with increasing speed; "here you must play accelerando" [adj] gradually increasing in tempo

	Synonyms:	increasing

	See Also:	pacing, tempo

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Accel`eran"do\, a. [It.] (Mus.) Gradually accelerating the movement.