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  • present tense form of note (3rd person singular).
  • plural of note.
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    notes
    plural noun
    short descriptive or summarized jottings taken down for future reference
  • NOTES
    NOTES
    abbreviation
    natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery, a surgical technique for operating on internal organs through bodily orifices
Synonyms

notes

1 British  
/ nəʊts /

plural noun

  1. short descriptive or summarized jottings taken down for future reference

  2. a record of impressions, reflections, etc, esp as a literary form

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

NOTES 2 British  
/ nəʊts /

abbreviation

  1. natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery, a surgical technique for operating on internal organs through bodily orifices

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

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Zandt published a brief abstract about the Randolph earthquake in Earthquake Notes, but the finding attracted little attention.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

I’d log my use in a diary on my phone’s Notes app.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Those inventions ranged from the cotton gin to bluejeans, bypass surgery to the dishwasher, and, yes, even Post-it Notes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

We spent 12 hours at the ER and, the whole time, I had my Notes app out and was just writing down everything I saw.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

I’m about to start the next one, but I decide to open the Notes app on my phone instead.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks

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