Meanings
adverbpoco a poco (not comparable)
- not comparableentertainmentlittle by little; gradually
Crescendo poco a poco – gradually getting louder.
Origin
- Italianpoco a poco
- Italianpoco a poco
- Englishpoco a poco
Borrowed from Italian poco a poco.
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poco a poco. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poco%20a%20poco
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