| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| pianoforte |
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| SYLLABICATION: | pi·an·o·for·te |
| PRONUNCIATION: | p - n -fôr t , -fôr t , p - n -fôrt |
| NOUN: | A piano. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Italian, from (gravecembalo col) piano (e) forte, (harpsichord with) soft (and) loud : piano, soft; see piano2 + forte, loud; see forte2.
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