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- [pee-an-oh, pyan-oh]
- /piˈæn oʊ, ˈpyæn oʊ/
- /piˈænəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pee-an-oh, pyan-oh]
- /piˈæn oʊ, ˈpyæn oʊ/
Definitions of piano word
- noun plural piano a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings. 1
- adjective piano soft; subdued. 1
- adverb piano softly. Abbreviation: p, p. 1
- noun piano musical instrument 1
- adjective piano music: soft, subdued 1
- adverb piano music: softly 1
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Origin of piano
First appearance:
before 1795 One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1795-1805; short for pianoforte
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Parts of speech for Piano
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
piano popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
piano usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for piano
noun piano
- baby grand — a small grand piano, approximately 5 feet long
- clavier — any keyboard instrument
- grand piano — a piano having the frame supported horizontally on three legs.
- keyboard — the row or set of keys on a piano, organ, or the like.
- ivories — the hard white substance, a variety of dentin, composing the main part of the tusks of the elephant, walrus, etc.
adjective piano
- faint — lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
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