a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
2.
notes, a record or outline of a speech, statement, testimony, etc., or of one's impressions of something.
3.
an explanatory or critical comment, or a reference to some authority quoted, appended to a passage in a book or the like: a note on the origin of the phrase.
4.
a brief written or printed statement giving particulars or information.
5.
Library Science. additional information about a work, such as its special series or some other significant identification, included on the library catalog entry.
6.
a short, informal letter: a thank-you note.
7.
a formal diplomatic or official communication in writing: a note delivered by the ambassador.
8.
a paper acknowledging a debt and promising payment; promissory note.
9.
a certificate, as of a government or a bank, accepted as money.
10.
eminence, distinction, or reputation: a man of note.
11.
importance or consequence: few events of particular note.
12.
notice, observation, or heed: to take note of warning signs; to be worthy of note.
13.
a characteristic or distinguishing feature: a note of whimsy in the design of the house.
14.
a mark, quality, or indication of something, esp. as a submerged but ubiquitous element: There was just a note of bitterness in his films.
15.
a characteristic way of speaking or thinking: His critics had begun to change their note.
16.
a signal, announcement, or intimation: a note of warning in her voice.
17.
Music.
a.
a sign or character used to represent a tone, its position and form indicating the pitch and duration of the tone.
b.
a key, as of a piano.
18.
a tone sounded on a musical instrument.
19.
a musical sound or tone.
20.
a melody, tune, or song.
21.
a sound of musical quality, as one uttered by a bird: attentive to the thrush's note.
22.
any call, cry, or sound of a bird, fowl, etc.
23.
a new or unexpected element in a situation.
24.
a mark or sign, as of punctuation, used in writing or printing.
–verb (used with object)
25.
to write or mark down briefly; make a memorandum of: to note the places of interest.
26.
to make particular mention of in a writing: She noted their extra efforts in her report.
27.
to annotate.
28.
to observe carefully; give attention or heed to: Note the fine brushwork in this painting.
29.
to take notice of; perceive: We noted his concern at the announcement.
30.
to set down in or furnish with musical notes.
31.
to indicate or designate; signify; denote.
—Idiom
32.
compare notes, to exchange views, ideas, or impressions: The returning tourists were sitting on the sun deck comparing notes.
[Origin: 1175–1225; (n.) ME (< OF) < ML nota sign for musical tone, L: mark, sign, lettering; (v.) ME noten < OF noter to mark < L notāre, deriv. of the n.]
c.1225, "observe, mark carefully," from O.Fr. noter, from L. notare, from nota "letter, note," originally "a mark, sign," possibly an alteration of Old L. *gnata, infl. by gnoscere "to recognize." Meaning "to set in writing" is from c.1400. The noun is first attested c.1300, in the musical sense; meaning "brief writing" is from 1548. Notebook is first attested 1579; noteworthy is from 1552.
a brief written record; "he made a note of the appointment"
2.
a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there"
3.
a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long"
4.
a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling; "there was a note of uncertainty in his voice"
5.
a characteristic emotional quality; "it ended on a sour note"; "there was a note of gaiety in her manner"; "he detected a note of sarcasm"
6.
a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" [syn: bill]
7.
a comment or instruction (usually added); "his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope"
8.
high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence" [syn: eminence]
9.
a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time; "I had to co-sign his note at the bank"
verb
1.
make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing"
2.
notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words" [syn: notice] [ant: ignore]
3.
observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of this chemical reaction"
4.
make a written note of; "she noted everything the teacher said that morning"
Main Entry: note Function: noun 1 a: a written promise to pay a debt; specifically:PROMISSORY NOTE in this entry
bank note : a promissory note issued by a bank payable to bearer on demand but without interest and circulating as
moneycog·no·vit note /käg-'nO-vit-, kOg-/ : a note in which the maker acknowledges the debt and authorizes the entry of judgment against him or
her without notice or a hearing : a note containing a confession of judgmentcollateral note : a note secured esp. by a collateral mortgage and pledged to secure an
obligation of which a hand note usually serves as evidencedemand note : a note payable on demand —compare TIME
NOTE in this entryfloating rate note : a negotiable note that yields an indexed and periodically adjusted variable rate of interest called also
floaterhand note : a note for an obligation secured by a collateral notenon–recourse note : a note whose satisfaction upon default may be
obtained only out of the collateral securing itpromissory note : a note containing an unconditional promise to pay on demand or at a fixed or determined future time a particular
sum of money to or to the order of a specified person or to the bearerrecourse note : a note whose satisfaction upon default may be obtained from the debtor's assets other than
and in addition to the collateral securing itre·new·al note : a note that continues an obligation due under a previous notetax
an·tic·i·pa·tion note : a note issued by a state or municipality on pending tax revenue to fund immediate governmental expenditurestime note : a note payable at a specified time in the future —compare DEMAND NOTE in this entryTreasury note : a negotiable note issued by the U.S. government with a maturity date of one to ten years from the date of issue called also T-note —compare Treasury bill at BILL 7Treasury bond at BOND 2b: a piece of
paper money 2: an exposition on a law-related topic esp. found in a law review
Main Entry: note Function: transitive verb Inflected Forms: noted; not·ing 1: to recognize the existence or presence of <noted
probable jurisdiction> 2: to make a notarial memorandum of nonpayment of (a negotiable instrument) on presentation
Ac*com`mo*da"tion\, n. [L. accommodatio, fr. accommodare: cf. F. accommodation.]1. The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; -- followed by to. "The organization of the body with accommodation to its functions." --Sir M. Hale. 2. Willingness to accommodate; obligingness. 3. Whatever supplies a want or affords ease, refreshment, or convenience; anything furnished which is desired or needful; -- often in the plural; as, the accommodations -- that is, lodgings and food -- at an inn. --Sir W. Scott. 4. An adjustment of differences; state of agreement; reconciliation; settlement. "To come to terms of accommodation." --Macaulay. 5. The application of a writer's language, on the ground of analogy, to something not originally referred to or intended. Many of those quotations from the Old Testament were probably intended as nothing more than accommodations. --Paley. 6. (Com.) (a) A loan of money. (b) An accommodation bill or note. Accommodation bill, or note (Com.), a bill of exchange which a person accepts, or a note which a person makes and delivers to another, not upon a consideration received, but for the purpose of raising money on credit. Accommodation coach, or train, one running at moderate speed and stopping at all or nearly all stations. Accommodation ladder (Naut.), a light ladder hung over the side of a ship at the gangway, useful in ascending from, or descending to, small boats.
Aft"er\, adv. Subsequently in time or place; behind; afterward; as, he follows after. It was about the space of three hours after. --Acts. v. 7. Note: After is prefixed to many words, forming compounds, but retaining its usual signification. The prefix may be adverbial, prepositional, or adjectival; as in after- described, after-dinner, after-part. The hyphen is sometimes needlessly used to connect the adjective after with its noun. See Note under After, a., 1.
An"no*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Annotated; p. pr. & vb. n. Annotating.] [L. annotatus; p. p. of annotare to annotate; ad + notare to mark, nota mark. See Note, n.] To explain or criticize by notes; as, to annotate the works of Bacon.
Cap"il*la*ry\ (k[a^]p"[i^]l*l[asl]*r[y^] or k[.a]*p[i^]l"l[.a]*r[y^]; 277), a. [L. capillaris, fr. capillus hair. Cf. Capillaire.]1. Resembling a hair; fine; minute; very slender; having minute tubes or interspaces; having very small bore; as, the capillary vessels of animals and plants. 2. Pertaining to capillary tubes or vessels; as, capillary action. Capillary attraction, Capillary repulsion, the apparent attraction or repulsion between a solid and liquid caused by capillarity. See Capillarity, and Attraction. Capillarity tubes. See the Note under Capillarity.
Con*note"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Connoted; p. pr. & vb. n. Connoting.] [See Connotate, and Note.]1. To mark along with; to suggest or indicate as additional; to designate by implication; to include in the meaning; to imply. Good, in the general notion of it, connotes also a certain suitableness of it to some other thing. --South. 2. (Logic) To imply as an attribute. The word "white" denotes all white things, as snow, paper, the foam of the sea, etc., and ipmlies, or as it was termed by the schoolmen, connotes, the attribute "whiteness." --J. S. Mill.
De*note"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Denoted; p. pr. & vb. n. Denoting.] [L. denotare; de- + notare to mark, nota mark, sign, note: cf. F. d['e]noter. See Note.]1. To mark out plainly; to signify by a visible sign; to serve as the sign or name of; to indicate; to point out; as, the hands of the clock denote the hour. The better to denote her to the doctor. --Shak. 2. To be the sign of; to betoken; to signify; to mean. A general expression to denote wickedness of every sort. --Gilpin.
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