Definitions for: Keynote

[n] a fundamental or central idea
[n] (music) the first note of a diatonic scale
[n] the principal theme in a speech or literary work
[v] set the keynote of; "Comfort keynotes this designer's Fall collection"
[v] give the keynote address to (an audience)

Webster (1913) Definition: Key"note`, n.
1. (Mus.) The tonic or first tone of the scale in which a
piece or passage is written; the fundamental tone of the
chord, to which all the modulations of the piece are
referred; -- called also key tone.

2. The fundamental fact or idea; that which gives the key;
as, the keynote of a policy or a sermon.

Synonyms: tonic

See Also: address, idea, keynote address, keynote speech, musical note, note, set, speak, subject, theme, thought, tone, topic

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