give or set the first note or tone (Music); give the main speech (as at a conference or political rally)
first note or tone upon which a key is based (Music); main idea, central theme, underlying element
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Keynote Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(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.
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.
(n.)
The fundamental fact or idea; that which gives the key; as, the keynote of a policy or a sermon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutThe fundamental fact or idea; that which gives the key; as, the keynote of a policy or a sermon.
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keynote address
Noun
1. the principal theme in a speech or literary work
(hypernym) subject, topic, theme
(part-holonym) keynote speech, keynote address
2. a fundamental or central idea
(hypernym) idea, thought
3. (music) the first note of a diatonic scale
(synonym) tonic
(hypernym) note, musical note, tone
(classification) music
Verb
1. set the keynote of; "Comfort keynotes this designer's Fall collection"
(hypernym) set
2. give the keynote address to (an audience)
(hypernym) address, speak
Keynote Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Exchange: Nasdaq
Provides internet performance measurement and diagnostic services which enable electronic commerce, or e-commerce, companies to measure, assure and improve the quality of service of their web sites.
Keynote Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A keynote in literature, music, or public speaking establishes the principal underlying theme. In corporate or commercial settings, greater importance is attached to the delivery of a keynote speech or keynote address. The keynote will lay down the framework for the following programme of events or convention agenda; frequently the role of keynote speaker will also include the role of convention moderator. It will also flag up a larger idea — a literary story, an individual musical piece or event.
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