grand piano

noun

: a piano with horizontal frame and strings compare upright piano

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Instead of pop music over a PA system, Gelson's used to have musicians playing a grand piano for the shoppers' soundtrack. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2025 Playing Clearmountain’s Bösendorfer grand piano through his SSL mixing console connected an artist to music history — David Bowie, Roxy Music and Nile Rodgers sought out his mastery and his gear. August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025 The weekend before my visit, some 40 people swirled through the house, playing the grand piano in the living room, eating the gingerbread and apple cakes that Michael had baked. Chloe Schama, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2025 There’s a large grand piano on the sand, surrounded by enormous upright sunflowers. Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for grand piano 

Word History

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of grand piano was in 1793

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“Grand piano.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20piano. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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grand piano

noun
: a piano in which the frame and strings are in a horizontal rather than an upright position

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