SUSTAINING PEDAL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A pedal on a piano that lifts the dampers from the strings and so allows them to continue vibrating

Synonyms:

loud pedal; sustaining pedal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("sustaining pedal" is a kind of...):

foot lever; foot pedal; pedal; treadle (a lever that is operated with the foot)

Holonyms ("sustaining pedal" is a part of...):

forte-piano; piano; pianoforte (a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds)

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