piano
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1.0
- noun
- /piˈænoʊ/
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piano
- During the recital, she beautifully played the piano while the audience listened in silence.
- play the piano
- piano lessons
- piano teacher
Surf challenge, salsa dancing, piano playing, improv classes.
- Surf challenge, salsa dancing, piano playing, improv classes.
- And you will be able to play that piano like a virtuoso.
- They couldn't play that chord sequence smoothly on the piano or whatever it is.
- And they would start to replay that same piano chord over and over again.
- But the intention was to recreate an acoustic piano and a small portable unit.
- I had to play the piano, twirl a baton and catch it.
- Yeah, I played the piano since I was a kid.
- Like Paul talks about how he teaches people to play the piano in, in one of them.
Examples
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In the end, though, either you know how to play the piano or you don't.
Academic text (2017) -
And you will be able to play that piano like a virtuoso.
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And my son played the piano in church.
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So I play the piano, which I really like.
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Why is there a piano in our living room?
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I just had a lady who played the piano at her church for years.
Academic text (2011) -
Play it on the piano!
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It's like my soul knows how to play the piano, but my Bobby didn't.
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And then Malcolm starts playing the piano, you know, incredibly badly.
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Anna stood to one side of the piano and shook her head in awe.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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1.9
An object like a piano or violin that makes musical sounds
21
2.3
A thing like a piano or guitar that you play to make music
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3.0
A large piano shaped like a wing with a rich sound
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9.6
A large keyboard instrument like a piano where keys make hammers hit strings to make sound
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6.7
A piano that plays by itself using a paper roll
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9.7
A piano that plays by itself when you put in a roll of paper with holes
An early piano from the 18th and early 19th centuries with a lighter, more delicate sound
A musical machine with keys you press to make notes, like a piano or organ
A piano that plays by itself using a paper roll with holes to move the keys
Compounds
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4.9
A piece of music for one piano, usually in several parts with different speeds and moods
- Specialized
An early piano from the 18th and early 19th centuries with a lighter, more delicate sound
- Archaic
A piano that plays by itself using a paper roll with holes to move the keys
A musical instrument with a piano-style keyboard for the right hand and buttons for the left hand
- Specialized
The levers and parts inside a piano that make hammers hit strings when you press a key
- Specialized
A small soft pad that rests on a piano string to stop it from vibrating
A group of four musicians, piano, violin, viola and cello, or a piece written for them
- Specialized
A version of music for many instruments arranged for piano that keeps the main tune
- Specialized
Music written for piano that comes from a piece for other instruments like an orchestra
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Piano comes from the Italian name pianoforte, made from piano ('soft') and forte ('loud'), because the new instrument could play both quiet and strong sounds. The name was soon shortened to piano, which is why we call the instrument that today.