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n. The tonic of a musical key.

n. A prime underlying element or theme: "The keynote of the revolution settlement was personal freedom under the law” ( G.M. Trevelyan).

v. To give or set the keynote of.

v. Informal To give a keynote address at: keynoted the press luncheon.

n. The note on which a musical key is based.

n. The main theme of a speech, a written work, or a conference.

n. A speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering; a keynote speech or keynote address.

v. To deliver a speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering.

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.

n. In music, the tone on which a key (tonality) is founded; a tonic. See key, 7 .

n. A central principle or idea; the pivotal point in a system, a composition, or a course of action; a controlling thought.

v. give the keynote address to (an audience)

n. (music) the first note of a diatonic scale

n. a fundamental or central idea

v. set the keynote of

n. the principal theme in a speech or literary work

"Ok, the hype has passed, the keynote is done, Steve has spoken (enthusiastically) and we are suitably wowed (especially by the low entry level price point)."

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