About The Word Keynote

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Keynote

Keynote Meaning & Definition
Keynote Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Keynote?

[n] a fundamental or central idea
[n] (music) the first note of a diatonic scale
[n] the principal theme in a speech or literary work
[v] set the keynote of; "Comfort keynotes this designer's Fall collection"
[v] give the keynote address to (an audience)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Keynote: tonic

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See Also | address | idea | keynote address | keynote speech | musical note | note | set | speak | subject | theme | thought | tone | topic

Keynote In Webster's Dictionary

\Key"note`\, n. 1. (Mus.) The tonic or first tone of the scale in which a piece or passage is written; the fundamental tone of the chord, to which all the modulations of the piece are referred; -- called also {key tone}. 2. The fundamental fact or idea; that which gives the key; as, the keynote of a policy or a sermon.

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