"fortepiano" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fortepianos [plural], fortepianoes [archaic, plural, rare]
Etymology: From Italian fortepiano, from forte (“loud”) + piano (“soft”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|fortepiano}} Italian fortepiano Head templates: {{en-noun|+|es|pl2qual=archaic, rare}} fortepiano (plural fortepianos or (archaic, rare) fortepianoes)
  1. A keyboard instrument; the smaller, quieter precursor to the pianoforte.
    Sense id: en-fortepiano-en-noun-oIQxqBiT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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