Dictionary definition · piano
noun
- a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
- (music) low loudness
adjective
- (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone"the piano passages in the composition"
adverb
- used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).