note

Pronunciation: /ˈnoʊ̯t/

Reading level: easy

Estimated CEFR level: A1 — Beginner

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a brief written record
  2. noun a short personal letter
  3. noun a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound

Etymology

From Middle English note, from Old English not, nōt (“note, mark, sign”) and Old French note (“letter, note”), both from Latin nota (“mark, sign, remark, note”).

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Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
written record
Narrower (hyponyms)
memo, minute, jotting, marginalia

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