- 1. n. 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. Source: opted
- 2. n. The fundamental fact or idea; that which gives the key; as, the keynote of a policy or a sermon. Source: opted
- 3. n. the principal theme in a speech or literary work Source: wordnet
- 4. n. a fundamental or central idea Source: wordnet
- 5. n. (music) the first note of a diatonic scale Source: wordnet
- 6. v. set the keynote of Source: wordnet
- 7. v. give the keynote address to (an audience) Source: wordnet
- 8. 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. Source: webster
- 9. The tonic or first tone of the scale in which a piece orpassage is written; the fundamental tone of the chord, to which allthe modulations of the piece are referred; -- called also key tone. Source: adambom
- 10. n:100 n. the principal theme in a speech or literary work n. a fundamental or central idea v. set the keynote of v. give the keynote address to (an audience) Source: ecdict
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