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piano
1[ pee-an-oh, pyan-oh ]
noun
- a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
piano
2[ pee-ah-noh; Italian pyah-naw ]
adjective
- soft; subdued.
adverb
- softly. : p, p.
Piano
1/ ˈɑԴ /
noun
- PianoRenzo1937MItalianARCHITECTURE: architect Renzo. born 1937, Italian architect; buildings include the Pompidou Centre, Paris (1977; with Richard Rogers), the Potsdamer Platz redevelopment, Berlin (1998), and The Shard, London (2012)
piano
2/ ɪˈæəʊ /
noun
- a musical stringed instrument resembling a harp set in a vertical or horizontal frame, played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike the strings and produce audible vibrations See also grand piano upright piano
piano
3/ ˈɑːəʊ /
adjective
- music (to be performed) softly p
piano
- A musical direction meaning “to be performed softly”; the opposite of forte . As the name of a musical instrument, it is short for pianoforte .
Word History and Origins
Origin of piano1
Word History and Origins
Origin of piano1
Origin of piano2
Example Sentences
Bob’s main instrument of choice these days is a grand piano, and sometimes his execution on that is masterful, and other times it feels a little slapdash.
Milt was a union sheet metal worker and Glee enjoyed playing piano and singing.
In his Arizona home, a secret fireplace door opens when the James Bond theme is played on a piano nearby; another hidden compartment hides a stockpile of medication and nonperishables.
The court heard the father-of-three, whose previous clubs include Huddersfield Town and Burton Albion, had been driving his daughter to a piano lesson when the crash took place.
Martire learned piano at a young age and began composing at 15.
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