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Cre/Cret Music Growing Latin Verb Crescere Means Grow

word CRE/CRET
meaning CRE/CRET comes from the Latin verb crescere, which means both “to come into being” and “to grow.” So a crescendo in music occurs when the music is growing louder, and a decrescendo when it's growing softer.

Tags: mwvb::root, mwvb::unit:24, mwvb::unit:24:root, obsidian_to_anki

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