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Keynote definition

kēnōt
keynoted keynotes keynoting
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To give or set the keynote of.
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The tonic of a musical key.
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A prime underlying element or theme.
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(informal) To give a keynote address at.

Keynoted the press luncheon.

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The basic idea or ruling principle, as of a speech or policy.
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To give the keynote of.
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To deliver the keynote address at.
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(music) The note on which a musical key is based; the tonic.
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The main theme of a speech, a written work, or a conference.
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A speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering; a keynote speech or keynote address.
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To deliver a speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering.
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keynote
Plural:
keynotes

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Keynote Sentence Examples

  • Its keynote is sovereignty.

  • Its keynote is to be found in the Protagorean " man is the measure."

  • The subordination of reason to a sense of superstitious fanaticism is the keynote of his character, and largely the explanation of his life.

  • But he made the attempt, and resistance to that attempt supplies the keynote to the first twenty-five years of Burke's political life.

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