piano
noun [C or U] /piˈæn.əʊ/
/-oʊ/ (plural pianos)Definition
A2 a large musical instrument with a row of black and white keys that are pressed to play notes: We're buying a new piano. I play the piano. She used to play piano in a jazz band. The music was written for piano. We all joined in the song, with Pat at the piano/on piano.Keyboard instruments
(Definition of piano noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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