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fortepiano

/ˌfɔːteɪ.piˈænoʊ/US/ˌfoɹ.teɪ.piˈænoʊ/

fortepiano noun: a keyboard instrument; the smaller, quieter precursor to the pianoforte.

fortepiano: a keyboard instrument; the smaller, quieter precursor to the pianoforte
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Noun

fortepiano (plural fortepianos or (archaic, rare) fortepianoes)

  1. A keyboard instrument; the smaller, quieter precursor to the pianoforte.

fortepiano meaning in Tamil

fortepiano in Tamil

இசைப்பெட்டி

Forms of fortepiano

pluralfortepianos
plural (archaic, rare)fortepianoes

Origin of fortepiano

From Italian fortepiano, from forte (“loud”) + piano (“soft”).

Words formed from fortepiano

Questions about fortepiano

What does fortepiano mean?
Fortepiano means a keyboard instrument; the smaller, quieter precursor to the pianoforte.
What is fortepiano in Tamil?
Fortepiano in Tamil is இசைப்பெட்டி. See Fortepiano meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is fortepiano?
Fortepiano is a noun.
How do you pronounce fortepiano?
Fortepiano is pronounced /ˌfɔːteɪ.piˈænoʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of fortepiano?
The plural of fortepiano is fortepianos.

Words near fortepiano in the dictionary

  1. Forten
  2. Fortenberry
  3. Fortenberrys
  4. fortepianist
  5. fortepianists
  6. fortepiano
  7. fortepianoes
  8. fortepianos
  9. Forterie
  10. Forteries
  11. fortes

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: fortepiano (page history and authors); fortepiano (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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