keynote

Pronunciation: /ˈkiːˌnoʊt/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the principal theme in a speech or literary work
  2. noun a fundamental or central idea
  3. noun (music) the first note of a diatonic scale

Etymology

From key + note.

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