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PIANOFORTE
piano, pianoforte, forte-piano
(noun) a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pianoforte (plural pianofortes or pianoforti)
(musical instrument, dated) A piano. [from 1767]
Anagrams
• fortepiano
Source: Wiktionary
Pi*an"o, Pi*an"o*for`te, n. Etym: [It. piano soft (fr. L. planus even, smooth; see Plain, a.) + It. forte strong, fr. L. fortis (see Fort).] (Mus.)
Definition: A well-known musical instrument somewhat resembling the harpsichord, and consisting of a sreies of wires of graduated length, thickness, and tension, struck by hammers moved by keys. Dumb piano. See Digitorium.
– Grand piano. See under Grand.
– Square piano, one with a horizontal frame and an oblong case.
– Upright piano, one with an upright frame and vertical wires.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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