In piano music, notes are connected by slurs. These slurs indicate that the notes should be played smothly, with no breaks. A phrase is the point from the start of that segment to the end of it. A phrase can also be a place where the music gets louder and then softer.
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"Piano" in music means "softly", from the Italian. The instrument we call the piano has a full name of "pianoforte", meaning soft, loud. The name reflects the wide range of volume that the instrument has.
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"Piano" is the most common word for "softly." It is written in a musical composition with the letter "p." The word "pianissimo" means very softly, and it is written in a piece as "pp." [minor edit. Footnote in discussion.]