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Is there a difference between diminuendo and decrescendo?

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Decrescendo means to gradually play softer while diminuendo means to diminish. Playing wise they are about the same. They become different within the definition.
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decrescendo is an instruction to play gradually more softly from a director. Diminuendo is a mark that instructs you to gradually to play softer.
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