| Piano (piano) |
|---|
| a. *** adv. | (?) |
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| ||Pi*a"no |
| [It., even,
smooth, soft, fr. L. planus even, level.] (Mus.) |
Soft] -- a direction to the performer to execute a certain
passage softly, and with diminished volume of tone. (Abbrev.
p.)
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| Piano (piano) |
|---|
| n. | (?) |
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| Pi*an"o |
|
[It. piano soft (fr. L. planus
even, smooth; see Plain, a.) + It.
forte strong, fr. L. fortis (see Fort).]
(Mus.) |
A well-known musical instrument somewhat resembling
the harpsichord, and consisting of a series of wires of graduated
length, thickness, and tension, struck by hammers moved by
keys.
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