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Accelerando

Noun CEFR C1
ɑˌkʃɛl.əˈɹɑn.doʊ

Definitions

  1. A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played at an increasing speed.
  2. A passage having this mark.
  3. Accelerating or exponential advancement or development (of a thing).

Equivalents

Françaisaccelerando
Portuguêsaccelerando
Italianoaccelerando
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Examples

“The accelerando of the sciences and of technology, their mathematization have⟳ beggared both the reach⟳ and the veracity of natural language.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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