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Definition of Keynote
1. Noun. The principal theme in a speech or literary work.
2. Verb. Set the keynote of. "Comfort keynotes this designer's Fall collection"
Generic synonyms: Set
3. Noun. A fundamental or central idea.
4. Verb. Give the keynote address to (an audience).
5. Noun. (music) the first note of a diatonic scale.
Exact synonyms: Tonic
Generic synonyms: Musical Note, Note, Tone
Specialized synonyms: C
Category relationships: Music
Generic synonyms: Musical Note, Note, Tone
Specialized synonyms: C
Category relationships: Music
Definition of Keynote
1. n. 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.
Definition of Keynote
1. to deliver the main speech at a function [v -NOTED, -NOTING, -NOTES]