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/nəʊ̯t/
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/noʊ̯t/
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/nəʉ̯t/
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/nɐʉ̯t/
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Noun
A symbol or annotation. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality.
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As therefore they that are of the Myſticall Body of Chriſt, haue thoſe inward Graces and Vertues, whereby they differ from all others which are not of the ſame Body ; againe, whoſoeuer appertaine to the Viſible Body of the Church, they haue alſo the notes of externall Profeſſion, whereby the World knoweth what they are.
She [the Anglican church] has the Note of possession, the Note of freedom from party-titles ; the Note of life, a tough life and a vigorous ; she has ancient descent, unbroken continuance, agreement in doctrine with the ancient Church.
What a note of youth, of imagination, of impulsive eagerness, there was through it all !
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For the first ten years of nationalisation a further note of overall gloom was added by the depressing policy of unimaginative Regional colour schemes, indifferently applied.
The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen. No one queried it. It was in the classic pattern of human weakness, mean and embarrassing and sad.
A symbol or annotation. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence.
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A symbol or annotation. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
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A written or printed communication or commitment. A brief piece of writing intended to assist the memory; a memorandum; a minute.
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I left him a note to remind him to take out the trash.
A written or printed communication or commitment. A short informal letter; a billet.
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Garson: Drop me a note sometime. I'd love to hear how we're doing.
A written or printed communication or commitment. An academic treatise (often without regard to length); a treatment; a discussion paper; (loosely) any contribution to an academic discourse.
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A written or printed communication or commitment. A diplomatic missive or written communication.
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A written or printed communication or commitment. A written or printed paper (or digital equivalent) acknowledging a debt, and promising payment.
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Near-synonyms: draft, bond, paper, commercial paper, IOU, letter of credit
a promissory note
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a note of hand
a negotiable note
The car he drives / I pay the note every month
A written or printed communication or commitment. A list of items or of charges; an account.
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Heere is now the Smithes note, for Shooing, / And Plough-Irons.
A written or printed communication or commitment. A piece of paper or polymer money; a banknote.
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I didn't have any coins to pay with, so I used a note.
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Seven months ago Prime Minister Ante Marković, a Croat, attacked Yugoslavia's 2,600 percent inflation rate by making the dinar convertible to Western currencies and lopping off four zeroes. The million-dinar note shrank to a hundred dinars.
A written or printed communication or commitment. A small size of paper used for writing letters or notes.
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A sound. A character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch.
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A sound. A musical sound; a tone; an utterance; a tune; a beat of a drum.
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Then feed on thoughts, that voluntarie move / Harmonious numbers ; as the wakeful Bird / Sings darkling, and in ſhadieſt Covert hid / Tunes her nocturnal Note.
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Judge Short had gone to town, and Farrar was off for a three days' cruise up the lake. I was bitterly regretting I had not gone with him when the distant notes of a coach horn reached my ear, and I descried a four-in-hand winding its way up the inn road from the direction of Mohair.
As they turned into Hertford Street they startled a robin from the poet's head on a barren fountain, and he fled away with a cameo note.
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"That's Fred," said Mrs Fitzwilliam as the iron gate beyond the little plot of beaten earth that had once been a garden gave its individual note.
A sound. A key of the piano or organ.
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A sound. A call or song of a bird.
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We heard the peculiar note of the woodcock, which resembles the repeated croaking of the frog, followed by a sharp hissing sound, somewhat like the noisy chirping of the wagtail[.]
A sound. An indicator to which the player must correctly time some input.
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An element of a scent, fragrance, or perfume, especially as a descriptor or category.
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Isoamyl acetate (banana): This familiar scent is known to most noses as the primary odor note in bananas and pears.
Observation; notice; heed.
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Go in Nerriſſa, / Giue order to my ſeruants, that they take / No note at all of our being abſent hence, / Nor you Lorenzo, Ieſſica nor you.
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So it is true, that ſmall matters win great commendation, becauſe they are continually in uſe, and in note ; whereas the occaſion of any great virtue cometh but on feſtivals.
Reputation; distinction.
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a poet of note
A critical comment.
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Your performance was fantastic! I have just one note: you were a little flat in bars 35 and 36.
Notification; information; intelligence.
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Mark of disgrace.
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That my poſteritie ſham’d with the note / Shall curſe my bones, and hold it for no ſinne, / To wiſh that I their father had not beene.
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Once more, the more to aggrauate the note, With a foule Traitors name ſtuffe I thy throte, And wiſh (ſo pleaſe my Soueraigne) ere I moue, What my tong ſpeaks, my right drawn ſword may proue
Verb
To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed.
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If you look to the left, you can note the old cathedral.
Note the difference between progesterone and progrestogen: the former is simply a type of the latter.
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Note the preſumption of this Scythian ſlaue: I tel thee villaine, thoſe that lead my horſe Haue to their names tytles of dignitie, And dar’ſt thou bluntly cal me Baiazeth?
To record in writing; to make a memorandum of.
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We noted his speech.
To denote; to designate.
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The modular multiplicative inverse of x may be noted x⁻¹.
To annotate.
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To set down in musical characters.
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To record on the back of (a bill, draft, etc.) a refusal of acceptance, as the ground of a protest, which is done officially by a notary.
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By noting the protest, notaries could date certificates when they were received, making it easier to comply with time restrictions associated with protesting.
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That which is needed or necessary; business; duty; work.
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And have thou that for thy note !
Tha'll keep me at this noit all day... Om always at this noit.
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Thou canst do thy note; that have I espied.
Milk-giving by a cow or sow; (specifically) the period following calving or farrowing, during which a cow or sow is most productive and useful.
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The supply of horned cattle at this fair was great, but the business done was confined to fleshy barreners of feeding qualities and superior new-calved heifers, and those at early note, with appearance of being useful; [...]
For sale, a Kerry cow, five years old, at her note in May.
A cow is said to be in note when she is in milk.
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A man who drank spring water when his one cow was near note.
Be at her note, be near note, come forward to her note, of a cow or sow, be near the time for calving or farrowing.
The milk given by a cow or sow during such period.
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Noun
a brief written record
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he made a note of the appointment
a short personal letter
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drop me a line when you get there
a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
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the singer held the note too long
a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling
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there was a note of uncertainty in his voice
a characteristic emotional quality
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it ended on a sour note
there was a note of gaiety in her manner
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he detected a note of sarcasm
a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
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he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes
a comment or instruction (usually added)
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his notes were appended at the end of the article
he added a short notation to the address on the envelope
high status importance owing to marked superiority
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a scholar of great eminence
a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time
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I had to co-sign his note at the bank
Verb
make mention of
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She observed that his presentation took up too much time
They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing
notice or perceive
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She noted that someone was following her
mark my words
observe with care or pay close attention to
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Take note of this chemical reaction
make a written note of
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she noted everything the teacher said that morning