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    SUSTAINING PEDAL

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    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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