note
/nˈoʊt/
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Definitions
Noun
a brief written record; "he made a note of the appointment"
Noun
a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there"
Noun
a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long"
Noun
a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling; "there was a note of uncertainty in his voice"
Noun
a characteristic emotional quality; "it ended on a sour note"; "there was a note of gaiety in her manner"; "he detected a note of sarcasm"
Noun
a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"
Noun
a comment or instruction (usually added); "his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope"
Noun
high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence"
Noun
a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time; "I had to co-sign his note at the bank"
Verb
make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing"
Verb
notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words"
Verb
observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of this chemical reaction"
Verb
make a written note of; "she noted everything the teacher said that morning"
Synonyms
annotation
bank bill
bank note
banker''s bill
banknote
bill
billet
distinction
eminence
Federal Reserve note
government note
greenback
line
mark
mention
musical note
notation
note of hand
notice
observe
preeminence
promissory note
remark
short letter
take down
take note
tone
More General Terms
air
atmosphere
aura
certificate of indebtedness
comment
commentary
debt instrument
folding money
get down
high status
musical notation
obligation
paper currency
paper money
personal letter
put down
say
set down
state
tell
tone
tone of voice
write down
written account
written record
More Specific Terms
acciaccatura
acknowledgment
appoggiatura
blue note
buck
chord
citation
cite
clam
c-note
comment
credit
crotchet
demand note
demisemiquaver
dollar
dollar bill
dominant
eighth note
excuse
fifty
fifty dollar bill
five dollar bill
fiver
five-spot
footer
footnote
grace note
half note
hemidemisemiquaver
hundred dollar bill
IOU
jot
jotting
keynote
king
leading tone
marginalia
mediant
memo
memoranda
memorandum
mention
middle C
minim
minute
monotone
municipal note
N.B.
NB
nota bene
note payable
note receivable
notice
one dollar bill
passing note
passing tone
pedal
pedal point
point out
poste restante
postscript
PS
quarter note
quaver
quotation
reference
remark
semibreve
semiquaver
shake
silver certificate
sixteenth note
sixty-fourth note
subdominant
submediant
subtonic
supertonic
take notice
ten dollar bill
tenner
thirty-second note
time note
tonic
trill
twenty
twenty dollar bill
two dollar bill
whole note