Keynote - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkiːnəʊt|  American pronunciation of the word keynote
Brit.  |ˈkiːnəʊt|  British pronunciation of the word keynote

noun

- the principal theme in a speech or literary work
- a fundamental or central idea
- (music) the first note of a diatonic scale (syn: tonic)

verb

- set the keynote of
Comfort keynotes this designer's Fall collection
- give the keynote address to (an audience)

Extra examples

Humor is the keynote of the play.

...the need for a greater sense of self-reliance is the keynote of his self-help message...

Unprecedented change has been the keynote of the electronic revolution.

He is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at an awards ceremony.

Bill Gates is booked as the keynote speaker.

The event is usually keynoted by the prime minister.

Comfort keynotes this designer's Fall collection

The keynote speaker (=main or most important speaker) was Robert Venturi, the architect.

Collins gave the keynote speech (=most important speech).

...the conference attendees crowded into the amphitheater for the keynote address...

Word forms

noun
singular: keynote
plural: keynotes
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