keynote
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (US) IPA(key): /ˈkiːˌnoʊt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]keynote (plural keynotes)
- A speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering; a keynote speech or keynote address.
- The main theme of a speech, a written work, or a conference.
- (music) The note on which a musical key is based; the tonic.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]tonic — see tonic
main theme
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speech that sets the main theme
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Verb
[edit]keynote (third-person singular simple present keynotes, present participle keynoting, simple past and past participle keynoted)
- (transitive) To deliver a speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering.