keynote Definition
key·note (kē′nōt′)
noun
- the lowest, basic note or tone of a musical scale, or key; tonic
- the basic idea or ruling principle, as of a speech, policy, etc.
transitive verb -·not′ed, -·not′·ing
- to give the keynote of
- to deliver the keynote address at
keynote Related Forms
☆ key′·not′er noun
keynote Synonyms
keynote Synonyms
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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