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1. | [ verb ] make mention of | |
Synonyms: | remark observe mention | |
Examples: | "She observed that his presentation took up too much time" "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing" |
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Related terms: | state comment remark observer notice | |
2. | [ verb ] notice or perceive | |
Synonyms: | notice mark | |
Examples: | "She noted that someone was following her" "mark my words" |
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Related terms: | ignore take_notice sign perceive | |
3. | [ verb ] observe with care or pay close attention to | |
Synonyms: | observe take_note | |
Examples: | "Take note of this chemical reaction" |
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Related terms: | perceiver observation notice perceive | |
4. | [ noun ] a brief written record | |
Examples: | "he made a note of the appointment" |
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Related terms: | written_record memo jotting minute | |
5. | [ noun ] (writing) a short personal letter | |
Synonyms: | line billet short_letter | |
Examples: | "drop me a line when you get there" |
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Related terms: | personal_letter excuse | |
6. | [ noun ] (music) a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound | |
Synonyms: | tone musical_note | |
Examples: | "the singer held the note too long" |
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Related terms: | musical_notation trill chord submediant mediant supertonic half_note subtonic pedal_point grace_note middle_C subdominant passing_note whole_note dominant quarter_note eighth_note sixteenth_note thirty-second_note sixty-fourth_note tonic blue_note monotone scale | |
7. | [ verb ] (writing) make a written note of | |
Synonyms: | take_down | |
Examples: | "she noted everything the teacher said that morning" |
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Related terms: | write_down | |
8. | [ noun ] (rhetoric) a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling | |
Examples: | "there was a note of uncertainty in his voice" |
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Related terms: | tone | |
9. | [ noun ] a characteristic emotional quality | |
Examples: | "it ended on a sour note" "there was a note of gaiety in her manner" "he detected a note of sarcasm" |
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Related terms: | air | |
10. | [ noun ] (writing) a comment or instruction (usually added) | |
Synonyms: | notation annotation | |
Examples: | "his notes were appended at the end of the article" "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope" |
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Related terms: | comment citation PS footnote poste_restante nb annotate gloss | |
11. | [ noun ] a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank) | |
Synonyms: | bill banker's_bill greenback bank_note banknote Federal_Reserve_note bank_bill government_note | |
Examples: | "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" |
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Related terms: | paper_money dollar hundred_dollar_bill fifty two_dollar_bill fiver twenty_dollar_bill ten_dollar_bill silver_certificate | |
12. | [ noun ] high status importance owing to marked superiority | |
Synonyms: | distinction eminence preeminence | |
Examples: | "a scholar of great eminence" |
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Related terms: | high_status king | |
13. | [ noun ] (finance) a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time | |
Synonyms: | note_of_hand promissory_note | |
Examples: | "I had to co-sign his note at the bank" |
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Related terms: | debt_instrument note_payable note_receivable municipal_note IOU time_note demand_note | |
Similar spelling: |
not Nott node nod no-hit Noyd Noto Noda |