A keynote is "the leading note in a musical key," and that meaning has spread to include the leading theme or idea in almost anything. For example, a keynote speaker at a conference includes this central subject in her speech.
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
Noun
a fundamental or central idea
Noun
(music) the first note of a diatonic scale
Noun
the principal theme in a speech or literary work
Verb
set the keynote of; "Comfort keynotes this designer''s Fall collection"
Verb
give the keynote address to (an audience)
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.
n.
The fundamental fact or idea; that which gives the key;
as, the keynote of a policy or a sermon.
Keynote
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
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