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upright piano

up·right pi·an·o
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhp-rahyt, uhp-rahyt pee-an-oh, pyan-oh]
    • /ˈʌpˌraɪt, ʌpˈraɪt piˈæn oʊ, ˈpyæn oʊ/
    • /ˈʌp.raɪt piˈænəʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhp-rahyt, uhp-rahyt pee-an-oh, pyan-oh]
    • /ˈʌpˌraɪt, ʌpˈraɪt piˈæn oʊ, ˈpyæn oʊ/

Definitions of upright piano words

  • noun upright piano a piano with an upright rectangular body and with its strings running vertically. Compare spinet (def 1). 1
  • noun upright piano piano with vertical frame 1
  • countable noun upright piano An upright piano is a piano in which the strings are arranged vertically, rather than horizontally as they are in a grand piano. 0
  • noun upright piano a piano which has a rectangular vertical case 0
  • noun upright piano a piano with strings set vertically in a rectangular body 0
  • noun upright piano A piano (pianoforte) whose strings are vertical. 0
See all 6 definitions of upright piano

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Parts of speech for Upright piano

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
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preposition
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Full grammatical hierarchy of Upright piano

upright piano popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for upright piano

noun upright piano

  • clavichord — A clavichord is a musical instrument rather like a small piano. When you press the keys, small pieces of metal come up and hit the strings. Clavichords were especially popular during the eighteenth century.
  • clavier — any keyboard instrument
  • grand piano — a piano having the frame supported horizontally on three legs.
All 3 Synonyms of upright piano

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