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pianism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
pi-anism
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One's way of playing the piano.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A way of composing or an instance of passagework that is idiomatic, ergonomic, and intrinsically well-suited to the unique capabilities and expressive characteristics of the piano as an instrument.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English piano Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English pianism From piano + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pianisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

pianist pianistic

Questions

What does pianism mean?
One's way of playing the piano.
Where does pianism come from?
Etymology tree English piano Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English pianism From piano + -ism.

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