Meanings
- not comparablechiefly violinentertainmentBowed near the bridge for the duration of a passage
Origin
From Italian.
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sul ponticello. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sul%20ponticello
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