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grand piano

Noun CEFR B2
ɡɹændˈpjænəʊ

Definitions

A large piano in which the strings are strung horizontally in a heavy frame shaped like a harp.

Equivalents

DeutschFlügel
22 more languages
Българскироял
Bosanskiklavir
Češtinakřídlo
Danskflygel
Ελληνικάπιάνο με ουρά
Esperantopianego
Hrvatskiklavir
Latinaclavile
Lietuviųrojalis
Polskifortepian
Portuguêspiano de cauda
Русскийрояль
Српскиklavir
Svenskaflygel
Українськарояль

Examples

“A grand piano stood massively in a corner; with dark gleams on the flat surfaces like a sombre and polished sarcophagus.”
This sofa, and a grand piano bearing a basket of faded roses, a biscuit-tin and a devastated breakfast tray, almost filled the narrow sitting-room, in the remaining corner of which another man, short, swarthy and humble, sat examining the lining of his hat.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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