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pianoforte

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pianoforte /pɪˌanəʊˈfɔːteɪ, -ˈfɔːti/

▶noun formal term for piano1.

– origin C18: from Ital., earlier piano e forte ‘soft and loud’, expressing the gradation in tone.

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