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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A pedal used to mute tone, as on a piano.
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- noun music The
leftmost foot -pedal on mostpianos which, when pushed,softens the note played.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound
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