noun
- A keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds.
- synonyms: pianoforte, forte-piano
- Music) low loudness.
- synonyms: pianissimo
adjective
- Used chiefly as a direction or description in music.
- usage: "the piano passages in the composition"
- synonyms: soft
adverb
- Used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly.
- synonyms: softly
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