cres.
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An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ), by musicians called a hairpin.
A gradual increase of anything, especially to a dramatic climax.
Example: Their fighting rose in a fearsome crescendo.
The climax of a gradual increase.
Example: Their arguing rose to a fearsome crescendo.
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The figure of the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.
Something shaped like a crescent, especially:
A representation of the symbol used by Islamic caliphates
A crescent spanner.