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poco a poco

[poh-koh ah poh-koh; Italian paw-kaw ah paw-kaw]
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adverb Music.
  1. gradually; little by little: poco a poco accelerando.
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Origin of poco a poco

Borrowed into English from Italian around 1850–55
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British Dictionary definitions for poco a poco

poco a poco

adverb
  1. (in combination) music little by littlepoco a poco rall
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Word Origin

Italian
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