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Music. A pedal on a piano, operated with the left foot, which can be pressed to make the sound softer. Also: a similar pedal on another keyboard…
(a) originally = sostenuto pedal n. at sostenuto, adj. n.additions; (b) (now also) the right pedal of the piano, which when depressed raises the…
A name for a certain form of the soft pedal on a piano.