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grand piano

American  

noun

grand pianos plural
  1. a piano having the frame supported horizontally on three legs.


grand piano British  

noun

  1. a form of piano in which the strings are arranged horizontally. Grand pianos exist in three sizes Compare baby grand boudoir grand concert grand upright piano

"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

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Origin of grand piano

First recorded in 1790–1800

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Original plans called for an octagonal building with a grand piano.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 14, 2025

Yet another lounging space comes complete with a grand piano and light blue crown molding.

From MarketWatch Nov. 25, 2025

After dinner we’d go to his house where he’d play his grand piano and various guitars.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2025

Visitors to his north London home were often surprised by the quirky pictures and ornaments, as well as the skeletal hand that popped out of the grand piano when they raised the lid.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2025

In the lobby, an elderly gentleman played Gershwin on a grand piano at four each afternoon.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

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