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keynote
noun
verb
A fundamental or central idea
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ˈkiːˌnoʊt
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noun
A fundamental or central idea
noun
(music) the first note of a diatonic scale
noun
The principal theme in a speech or literary work
verb
Set the keynote of
“Comfort keynotes this designer's Fall collection”
verb
Give the keynote address to (an audience)
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Comfort keynotes this designer's Fall collection
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