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piano (n.)
1803, from French
piano
(18c.), Italian
piano
, shortened forms of
pianoforte
(q.v.). As an adverb, "softly," in musical directions (superlative
pianissimo
), attested from 1680s.
Piano wire
attested from 1831.
