English Explanatory Dictionary

note

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A symbol or annotation.
  2. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality.
  3. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence.
  4. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
  5. A written or printed communication or commitment.
  6. A brief piece of writing intended to assist the memory; a memorandum; a minute.
  7. A short informal letter; a billet.
  8. An academic treatise (often without regard to length); a treatment; a discussion paper; (loosely) any contribution to an academic discourse.
  9. A diplomatic missive or written communication.
  10. A written or printed paper (or digital equivalent) acknowledging a debt, and promising payment.
  11. A list of items or of charges; an account.
  12. A piece of paper or polymer money; a banknote.
verb
  1. To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed.
  2. To record in writing; to make a memorandum of.
  3. To denote; to designate.
  4. To annotate.
  5. To set down in musical characters.
  6. To record on the back of (a bill, draft, etc.) a refusal of acceptance, as the ground of a protest, which is done officially by a notary.
noun
  1. That which is needed or necessary; business; duty; work.
  2. Milk-giving by a cow or sow; (specifically) the period following calving or farrowing, during which a cow or sow is most productive and useful.
  3. The milk given by a cow or sow during such period.
name
  1. The St. Louis Blues hockey team.

Pronunciation

/ˈnəʊ̯t/ /ˈnoʊ̯t/ en-us-note.ogg /ˈnəʉ̯t/

Word forms

note notes noting noted noit noyt not the Note

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”).

Synonyms

mark draft bond paper commercial paper IOU letter of credit bill attention blemish blot brand reproach stain stigma taint

Related words

notable noteless benote

Derived words

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