pianoforte
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əˌfɔrt, -ˌfoʊrt; piˌæn noun
a piano.
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pianoforte (pɪˈænəʊˈfɔːtɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| the full name for piano | |
| [C18: from Italian, originally (gravecembalo col) piano e forte (harpsichord with) soft and loud; see | |
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Pianoforte
is always a great word to know.
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Word Origin & History
pianoforte
1767, from It., from piano e forte "soft and loud," in full, gravicembalo col piano e forte "harpsichord with soft and loud" (c.1710), so called by inventor B. Cristofori (1655-1731) of Padua because the ability via dampers to vary the tone is one of the main changes from the harpsichord.
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Cultural Dictionary
pianoforte [(pee-an-uh-fawrt, pee-an-uh-fawr-tay)]The full name of the piano, the common musical instrument with a board of black and white keys, eighty-eight in all. The keys operate hammers that strike wires. Pianoforte is Italian for “soft-loud”; it received this name because its level of loudness depends on how hard the player strikes the keys.
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Example sentences
The parlors showcase original mahogany and rosewood furniture, along with a rare upright pianoforte.
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