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piano - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'piano' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Piano [ a.]
- Alt. of Pianoforte
2 . Piano [ a. & adv.]
- Soft; -- a direction to the performer to execute a certain passage softly, and with diminished volume of tone. (Abbrev. p.)

Meaning of 'piano' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . piano [ a]
Meaning (1):
- (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone
Example in sentence:
  • the piano passages in the composition