alla marcia

adverb (or adjective)

al·​la mar·​cia

ˌäləˈmärˌchä;

ˌaləˈmärchəˌ ˌäl-

: in march style : like a march

—used as a direction in music

Word History

Etymology

Italian

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined above

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