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poco a poco

poco a poco adverb: little by little; gradually.

Adverb

poco a poco (not comparable)

  1. little by little; gradually
    • Crescendo poco a poco – gradually getting louder.

Origin of poco a poco

Borrowed from Italian poco a poco.

Questions about poco a poco

What does poco a poco mean?
Poco a poco means little by little; gradually.
What part of speech is poco a poco?
Poco a poco is an adverb.

Words near poco a poco in the dictionary

  1. pocks
  2. pockweed
  3. pockwood
  4. pocky
  5. POCO
  6. poco a poco
  7. Pocock
  8. Pococks
  9. pococurante
  10. pococuranteism
  11. pococurantes

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