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poco a poco
[ poh-koh ah poh-koh; Italian paw-kaw ah paw-kaw ]
/ ˈpoʊ koʊ ɑ ˈpoʊ koʊ; Italian ˈpɔ kɔ ɑ ˈpɔ kɔ /
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adverb Music.
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
Words nearby poco a poco
pockies, pockmark, pockmarked, pocky, poco, poco a poco, pococurante, Pocono Mountains, Poços de Caldas, pocosin, pocul.
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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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