Piano Definition
pē-ănō, pyănō
pianos
noun
pianos
A passage to be performed piano.
Webster's New World
A large keyboard instrument, each key of which operates a small, felt-covered hammer that strikes and vibrates a corresponding wire or set of wires stretched on a metal frame that is enclosed in a wooden case of various forms: the wires typically produce tones ranging over seven octaves.
Webster's New World
adjective
Soft(ly)
Webster's New World
In a soft or quiet tone. Used chiefly as a direction.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Piano
Noun
Singular:
piano
Plural:
pianosOrigin of Piano
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Short form of pianoforte, from Italian piano (“soft") + forte (“strong"). So named because older keyboard instruments, notably the harpsichord and the clavier, could not produce varied volumes.
From Wiktionary
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Italian from Late Latin plānus smooth, graceful from Latin flat pelə-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Italian short for pianoforte pianoforte
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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