{
    "term": "piano",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "image": "data/images/mu/music_pianos.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a large musical instrument played by pressing the black and white keys on the keyboard. The sound is produced by small hammers hitting the metal strings inside the piano.",
            "sensetop": "on piano",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to **play the piano**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a sonata for violin and piano"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was accompanied by her husband on piano.",
                    "contextForm": "on piano"
                },
                {
                    "text": "classical/jazz piano music"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **piano teacher/lesson**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Ravel’s piano concerto in G"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a piano solo/duet/trio"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Alison Evans provided piano accompaniment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was sitting at the piano, ready to play."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The piece can also be played on the piano."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is a piano bar for evening entertainment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a piano made by Steinway"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Music"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["baby grand", "concert grand", "grand"],
                "verb + piano": ["tune", "make"],
                "piano + noun": ["key", "lid", "strings"],
                "preposition": ["at the piano", "on the piano"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/piˈænəʊ/",
                "audio": "pi/piano/piano__gb_3.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/piˌænəʊˈfɔːteɪ/",
                "audio": "pi/piano/pianoforte__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/piˈænəʊ/",
                "audio": "pi/piano/piano__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/piˌænəʊˈfɔːrteɪ/",
                "audio": "pi/piano/pianoforte__us_4.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "noun early 19th cent.: from Italian, abbreviation of pianoforte."
}