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Definition of "keynote" []
- The tonic of a musical key. (noun)
- A prime underlying element or theme: "The keynote of the revolution settlement was personal freedom under the law” ( G.M. Trevelyan). (noun)
- To give or set the keynote of. (verb-transitive)
- Informal To give a keynote address at: keynoted the press luncheon. (verb-transitive)
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Use "keynote" in a sentence
- "Ok, the hype has passed, the keynote is done, Steve has spoken (enthusiastically) and we are suitably wowed (especially by the low entry level price point)."
- "Dick Hardt's style during his OSCON 2005 keynote is also very engaging."
- "But the salient feature of blogging, which Seth points out above re: the Pajamas Media keynote, is that the first small step one takes on the path to blogging is sucking up to the blog media."