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пианино — meaning in English

pianino

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English meaning

  • piano noun A large keyboard instrument in which pressing keys causes hammers to strike strings, producing sound.
  • upright adj Standing straight up, vertical.

Senses

пианино is used for these senses in English:

  • piano (music) Softly, as a dynamic in a piece of music. [from 17th c.]
  • piano (musical instruments) A percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings. [from 1803]
  • upright (informal) Short for upright piano
  • upright piano (musical instruments) A type of piano with vertically mounted strings.

piano — full definition

  1. noun A large keyboard instrument in which pressing keys causes hammers to strike strings, producing sound.
  2. adv Quietly; a musical direction meaning to play softly.

upright — full definition

  1. adj Standing straight up, vertical.
  2. adj Honest and morally good.
  3. adv In a vertical or standing position.

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