/ Dictionary / Index S stride piano: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: stride' pian"o Pronunciation: [key] a style of jazz piano playing in which the right hand plays the melody while the left hand plays a single bass note or octave on the strong beat and a chord on the weak beat, developed in Harlem during the 1920s, partly from ragtime piano playing. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. strident stridor Related Content Daily Word Quiz: acme Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language