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Webster 1913 Edition
Keynote
Key′noteˊ
,Noun.
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 sermonDefinition 2024
keynote
keynote
English
Noun
keynote (plural keynotes)
- (music) The note on which a musical key is based; the tonic.
- The main theme of a speech, a written work, or a conference.
- A speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering; a keynote speech or keynote address.
Derived terms
Translations
main theme
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speech that sets the main theme
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Verb
keynote (third-person singular simple present keynotes, present participle keynoting, simple past and past participle keynoted)
- (transitive) To deliver a speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering.
