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note British & World English

a brief record of points or ideas written down as an aid to memory

of note in note British & World English

worth paying attention to

big-note British & World English

boastfully exaggerate one’s own wealth or importance

blue note British & World English

a minor interval where a major would be expected, used especially in jazz

call note British & World English

the characteristic call of a particular bird

high note British & World English

a successful point in an event or period of time

mash note British & World English

a letter which expresses infatuation with or gushing admiration of someone

sick note British & World English

a note to be given to an employer, teacher, or person in authority confirming that an absence was due to sickness

side note British & World English

a marginal note in a text

top note British & World English

the highest or a very high note in a piece of music or a singer’s vocal range

cover note British & World English

a temporary certificate showing that a person has a current insurance policy

credit note British & World English

a receipt given by a shop to a customer who has returned goods, which can be offset against future purchases

dotted note British & World English

a note written with a dot after it, which has one and a half times the length of the same note without a dot

grace note British & World English

an extra note added as an embellishment and not essential to the harmony or melody

liner note British & World English

the text printed on a paper insert issued as part of the packaging of a CD or on the sleeve of a record

pedal note British & World English

the lowest or fundamental note of a harmonic series in some brass and wind instruments

postal note British & World English

Australian and NZ term for postal order.

pound note British & World English

a banknote worth one pound sterling, now replaced by the pound coin in England and Wales

prompt note British & World English

a note sent to a customer as a reminder of payment due

sleeve note British & World English

an article printed on a record or CD sleeve giving information about the music or musician

twelve-note (also twelve-tone) British & World English

denoting a system of musical composition using the twelve chromatic notes of the octave on an equal basis without dependence on a key system. Developed by Arnold Schoenberg, the technique is central to serialism and involves the transposition and inversion of a fixed sequence of pitches

contract note British & World English

a certificate confirming the terms of a sale of specified assets or securities between two parties

leading note British & World English

another term for subtonic.

note cluster British & World English

a chord containing a number of closely adjacent notes

note-perfect British & World English

(of music) performed with technical perfection

passing note British & World English

a note not belonging to the harmony but interposed to secure a smooth transition

Treasury note British & World English

an intermediate-term interest-bearing bond issued by the US Treasury

carryback note British & World English

a negotiable promissory note representing the value of real estate when the seller has provided the financing

promissory note British & World English

a signed document containing a written promise to pay a stated sum to a specified person or the bearer at a specified date or on demand

fundamental note British & World English

the lowest note of a chord in its original form

noted British & World English

well known; famous

strike or hit a false note in note British & World English

appear insincere or inappropriate

strike or sound a note of in note British & World English

express (a particular feeling or view) about something

sixty-fourth note British & World English

a hemidemisemiquaver

strike or hit the right or wrong note in note British & World English

say or do something in a way that that is very suitable (or unsuitable) for a particular audience or occasion

banknote British & World English

a piece of paper money, constituting a central bank’s promissory note to pay a stated sum to the bearer on demand

root note in root1 British & World English

the fundamental note of a chord

notepaper British & World English

paper for writing letters on

jarring British & World English

incongruous in a striking or shocking way; clashing

covering note in covering letter (also covering note, cover letter) British & World English

a letter sent with, and explaining the contents of, another document or a parcel of goods

Post-it note in Post-it (also Post-it note) British & World English

a piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side, designed to be stuck prominently to an object or surface and easily removed when necessary