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piano

1

[ pee-an-oh, pyan-oh ]

noun

plural pianos.
  1. 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

  1. soft; subdued.

adverb

  1. softly. : p, p.

Piano

1

/ 辫箩藞蓱苍辞 /

noun

  1. 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)
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

piano

2

/ 辫瑟藞忙苍蓹蕣 /

noun

  1. 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
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

piano

3

/ 藞辫箩蓱藧苍蓹蕣 /

adjective

  1. music (to be performed) softly p
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

piano

  1. A musical direction meaning 鈥渢o be performed softly鈥; the opposite of forte . As the name of a musical instrument, it is short for pianoforte .
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of piano1

First recorded in 1795鈥1805; short for pianoforte

Origin of piano2

1675鈥85; < Italian: soft, low (of sounds), plain, flat < Latin 辫濒腻苍耻蝉 plain 1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of piano1

C19: short for pianoforte

Origin of piano2

C17: from Italian, from Latin 辫濒腻苍耻蝉 flat; see plain 1
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Milt was a union sheet metal worker and Glee enjoyed playing piano and singing.

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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.

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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.

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His Waves piano has both acoustic and digital settings, the latter best suited for outdoor performances.

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Harrison: Quite often, we鈥檒l be described as illusionists, which are performers in the same way a pianist plays the piano.

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