FORTEPIANO


Meaning of FORTEPIANO in English

[ ˌfɔ:teɪ'pjα:nəʊ , -'pjanəʊ ]

■ noun ( plural ~s ) Music a piano, especially of the kind made in the 18th and early 19th centuries.

Origin

C18: from forte 2 + piano 2 .

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