poco a poco

[poh-koh ah poh-koh; Italian paw-kaw ah paw-kaw]

adverb Music.

gradually; little by little: poco a poco accelerando.

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

(in combination) music little by littlepoco a poco rall

Word Origin for poco a poco

Italian

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