poco a poco
[poh-koh ah poh-koh; Italian paw-kaw ah paw-kaw]
- 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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poco a poco
- (in combination) music little by littlepoco a poco rall
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Word Origin
Italian
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