keynote

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I - noun

1. the principal theme in a speech or literary work (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
subject, topic, theme
• Part Holonyms:
keynote speech, keynote address
2. a fundamental or central idea (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
idea, thought
3. (music) the first note of a diatonic scale
• Syn:
tonic
• Topics:
music
• Hypernyms:
note, musical note, tone
• Hyponyms:
C

II - verb

1. set the keynote of (Freq. 2)
- Comfort keynotes this designer's Fall collection
• Hypernyms:
set
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
2. give the keynote address to (an audience) (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
address, speak
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something