pianoforte

Definitions of pianoforte
  1. noun
    a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
    synonyms: piano
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    type of:
    percussione
    a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
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