Palabra: A Series.

Dang, it's been a minute since we've had a vocab lesson, and in light of MJ's recent passing, I thought this would be fitting.

Crescendo

noun
date (of entry): 1775
1 a: a gradual increase ; specifically : a gradual increase in volume of a musical passage
b: the peak of a gradual increase : climax
2: a crescendo musical passage



adverb or adjective
date (of entry): 1807

: with an increase in volume —used as a direction in music

Example: @about 1:01