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pi•an•o

Pronunciation: (pē-an'ō, pyan'ō), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -an•os.
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings. Cf. baby grand, concert grand, grand piano, spinet, square piano, upright piano.

pi•a•no

Pronunciation: (pē-ä'nō; It.pyä'nô), [key] Music.

—adj.
soft; subdued.

—adv.
softly. Abbr.: p, p.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

pianistic

piano accordion

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