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concert grand

American  

noun

  1. a grand piano of the largest size, being typically 9 feet (2.7 meters) in length.


concert grand British  

noun

  1. a full-size grand piano, usually around 7 feet in length Compare baby grand boudoir grand

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of concert grand

First recorded in 1890–95

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Tim Whewell reported from Gaza in 2015 on the rescue of the territory’s only concert grand piano after a previous war.

From BBC Oct. 25, 2024

The crowds were back, hanging around the Yamaha concert grand piano the two owners had purchased for $30,000 as a centerpiece for lounge singing.

From Seattle Times Mar. 17, 2023

The sensational young Russian pianist played the orchestra’s old Hamburg Steinway concert grand, which sat unused for years until it was restored last year.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 18, 2019

When she moved to a retirement community, she brought her Bösendorfer concert grand with her.

From New York Times Oct. 19, 2017

And then everyone in the room heard it too: The B on the concert grand was flat.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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