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Stein⋅way

[stahyn-wey]
–noun
Henry En⋅gel⋅hard [eng-guhl-hahrd, -hahrt] , (Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg), 1797–1871, U.S. piano manufacturer, born in Germany.
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Stein·way   (stīn'wā')   
German-born American piano maker who founded the Steinway & Sons piano company in New York City (1853).
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Steinway 
make of pianos, from Henry Englehard Steinway (1797-1871), celebrated Ger. piano-builder who founded the firm in New York in 1853.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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