upright piano

noun

: a piano with vertical frame and strings compare grand piano

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On the Schafer & Sons upright piano in their Hillcrest living room, she’s written many compositions, too many to count. Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025 Not long ago, Ayala bought an upright piano and pushed it under the steps that lead to her upper floor apartment. Pat Maio, Oc Register, 8 June 2025 Wearing an olive-drab T-shirt, Russell gave a virtual tour of the main studio, a brick-walled space with synthesizers, mixers, an upright piano and an old-fashioned recording console. Jon Pareles, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025 Boy Willie and Berniece clash over an upright piano bequeathed by an ancestor who had carved the likenesses of various family members into the instrument’s wooden surface, creating a unique — talismanic — work of art. Armond White, National Review, 27 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for upright piano

Word History

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of upright piano was in 1805

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“Upright piano.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upright%20piano. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

upright piano

noun
: a piano whose strings run vertically

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