English noun: piano |
1. | piano (artifact) a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds |
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| Synonyms | forte-piano, pianoforte |
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| Broader (hypernym) | keyboard instrument, percussion instrument, percussive instrument, stringed instrument |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | grand, grand piano, mechanical piano, Pianola, player piano, upright, upright piano |
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| Part holonym | clavier, fall-board, fallboard, fingerboard, keyboard, loud pedal, piano action, piano keyboard, soft pedal, soundboard, sounding board, sustaining pedal |
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2. | piano (attribute) (music) low loudness |
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| Synonyms | pianissimo |
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| Broader (hypernym) | softness |
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| Domain category | music |
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