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piano
noun
a
large
keyboard
musical
instrument
whose
keys
cause
felt-covered
hammers
to
strike
tuned
metal
strings
,
producing
rich
,
ringing
sounds
•
Emily
practiced
the
piano
for
an
hour
before
dinner
.
Emily
practiced
the
piano
for
an
hour
before
dinner
.
•
The
piano
in
the
school
auditorium
was
recently
tuned
.
The
piano
in
the
school
auditorium
was
recently
tuned
.
Borrowed
into
English
in
the
early
1800s
from
the
Italian
‘
pianoforte
’,
short
for
‘
gravicembalo
col
piano
e
forte
’ (“
harpsichord
with
soft
and
loud
”),
referring
to
the
instrument
’
s
ability
to
vary
volume
.
adverb
in
music
,
softly
;
to
be
played
or
sung
at
a
low
volume
•
The
composer
marks
the
first
bars
piano
to
create
a
gentle
mood
.
The
composer
marks
the
first
bars
piano
to
create
a
gentle
mood
.
•
Start
piano
then
build
to
a
powerful
climax
.
Start
piano
then
build
to
a
powerful
climax
.
From
Italian
‘
piano
’
meaning
‘
soft
’,
used
in
musical
notation
since
the
18th
century
.
