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Post-ceremony, guests mingled in the palazzo’s courtyard, enjoying Venetian cicchetti before moving to the grand piano nobile for dinner.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
The walls are covered in jute and the tables have painted, opaque glass tops; a grand piano performance is held every night during dinner, and the open-style wine cellar, clad in a brass structure, has more than 370 bottles of Burgundy and Tuscan wines and Champagnes, among others.
—Andrea Onate, WWD, 26 Sep. 2024
Native to freshwater habitats across sub-Saharan Africa, these apex predators average between 13 to 16.5 feet in length and weigh up to 1650 pounds—one-and-a-half times more than a grand piano.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
Marshals and police in Phoenix cleared 358 warrants in 65 days and seized 234 kilograms of narcotics — the equivalent weight of a grand piano.
—Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1793, in the meaning defined above
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“Grand piano.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20piano. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
grand piano
noun
: a piano in which the frame and strings are in a horizontal rather than an upright position
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