keynote

English

Etymology

From key +‎ note.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːˌnoʊt/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

keynote (plural keynotes)

1. A speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering; a keynote speech or keynote address.
2. The main theme of a speech, a written work, or a conference.
3. (music) The note on which a musical key is based; the tonic.

Derived terms

• keynoter
• keynote speech

Translations

tonic — see tonic

main theme

• Bulgarian: основна мисъл (osnovna misǎl)
• Finnish: pääaihe
• Georgian: ლეიტმოტივი (leiṭmoṭivi), ძირითადი მოტივი (ʒiritadi moṭivi)
• German: Grundgedanke (de) m, Leitgedanke (de) m, Hauptgedanke (de) m, Tenor (de) m, Kernthema (de) n, Hauptthema (de) m
• Italian: argomento (it) f
• Manx: bun-smooinaght f
• Polish: nić przewodnia f
• Swedish: tema (sv) n

speech that sets the main theme

• Finnish: pääpuhe, avauspuhe
• German: Hauptvortrag (de) m, Hauptrede f
• Italian: presentazione (it) f
• Swedish: inledningsföredrag n, nyckelanförande n, öppningstal n
• Tagalog: diwampati

Verb

keynote (third-person singular simple present keynotes, present participle keynoting, simple past and past participle keynoted)

1. (transitive) To deliver a speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering.

See also

• keynote on Wikipedia.Wikipedia