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fortepiano

Syllabification: (for·te·pi·an·o)
Definition of fortepiano

noun (plural fortepianos)

Music
  • a piano, especially of the kind made in the 18th and early 19th centuries.

Origin:

mid 18th century: from forte2 + piano2

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