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keynote
[ kee-noht ]
/ ˈkiˌnoʊt /
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noun
verb (used with object), key·not·ed, key·not·ing.
verb (used without object), key·not·ed, key·not·ing.
to provide a keynote, especially a keynote address: He refused an invitation to keynote.
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How to use keynote in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for keynote
keynote
/ (ˈkiːˌnəʊt) /
noun
- a central or determining principle in a speech, literary work, etc
- (as modifier)a keynote speech
the note upon which a scale or key is based; tonic
verb (tr)
to deliver a keynote address to (a political convention, etc)
to outline (political issues, policy, etc) in or as in a keynote address
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