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Definition of "note" []

  • A brief record, especially one written down to aid the memory: took notes in class. (noun)
  • A brief informal letter. See Synonyms at letter. (noun)
  • A formal written diplomatic or official communication. (noun)
  • A comment or an explanation, as on a passage in a text. (noun)
  • A piece of paper currency. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "note" in a sentence
  • "On a lighter note… wait there is not a lighter note."
  • "Corbie: note from MS. once belonging to, 75, _note_; injunction to use a MS. at, carefully, 77 and _note_; endowment of library, 79"
  • "Attalus, King: note on his stoa at Athens, 11, _note_"