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keynote Definition

key·note (nōt′)

noun

  1. the lowest, basic note or tone of a musical scale, or key; tonic
  2. the basic idea or ruling principle, as of a speech, policy, etc.

transitive verb -·not′ed, -·not′·ing

  1. to give the keynote of
  2. to deliver the keynote address at

keynote Related Forms

key·not′er noun

keynote Synonyms

keynote

modif.

keynote Synonyms

keynote

n.

basic idea, ruling principle, theme; see criterion, essence 1.

keynote Usage Examples

Object

  • speaker: A ) There were a number of participants at the conference dinner, several of were keynote speakers.
  • speech: Further details on the ARM, including copies keynote speeches and day by day guide, are available online.

Converse of object

  • invite: Since 2000, group members have given over 30 keynote invited talks at International Conferences.
  • deliver: The Vice-Chancellor of Kingston University, Professor Peter Scott, will deliver the final keynote of the conference.
  • give: Steven Pemberton gives a keynote at Interact 2005 on 16 September in Rome, Italy.
  • present: He has presented eight keynotes and more than fifty technical papers at over twenty conferences in North America and Europe.

Preposition: at

conference: Keynotes John Zachman Zachman International John Zachman will be one of the keynotes at the 2007 conference.

Adjective modifier

inspiring: The theme of Alite 2003 was Making it Happen, a mantra which ran throughout the variety of inspiring keynotes and presentations.

Modifies a noun

  • speaker: Eric Raymond was the keynote speaker opening the whole event.
  • speech: Also contains keynote speeches on what place do young people have in national parks?
  • address: Chris Lilley gives the keynote address, SVG: Vector Graphics meets Unicode.
  • presentation: The day will open with a keynote presentation, followed by panels which will be themed by research topics.
  • lecture: The day started with a lively keynote lecture by Professor John Gaffney.
  • presenter: The keynote presenter for this is James Clay, Director, Western Colleges Consortium.

Noun used with modifier

  • opening: We should suggest him for an opening keynote speech, shouldn't we?
  • closing: The closing keynote address was given by Erno Lehtinen, from the University of Turku, Finland.
  • conference: The conference keynote will be given by Professor Phil Candy of the NHS University.
  • afternoon: Afternoon keynote The sport and recreation managers role in health Paul Billington.
  • morning: Friday morning keynote is by Elisabet Sahtouris, evolutionary biologist.
  • profile: This year promises to build on this success, with high profile keynote addresses and an excellent variety of Study Sessions.

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