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adjective
1.
well-known; celebrated; famous: a noted scholar.
2.
provided with musical notation, a musical score, etc.: The text is illustrated with noted examples from the symphonies.
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Noted
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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noun
1.
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.
EXPANDLibrary 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, especially 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.
COLLAPSEa mark or sign, as of punctuation, used in writing or printing.
verb (used with object)
Idiom25.
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.
EXPANDto take notice of; perceive: We noted his concern at the announcement.
32.
compare notes, to exchange views, ideas, or impressions: The returning tourists were sitting on the sun deck comparing notes.
Origin:
1175–1225; (noun) Middle English (< Old French ) < Medieval Latin nota sign for musical tone, Latin: mark, sign, lettering; (v.) Middle English noten < Old French noter to mark < Latin notāre, derivative of the noun
1175–1225; (noun) Middle English (< Old French ) < Medieval Latin nota sign for musical tone, Latin: mark, sign, lettering; (v.) Middle English noten < Old French noter to mark < Latin notāre, derivative of the noun
Related forms
not·er, noun
pre·note, noun, verb (used with object), -not·ed, -not·ing.
sub·note, noun
un·der·note, noun
un·not·ing, adjective
Synonyms
1. memorandum, minute. 3. commentary, annotation. See remark. 9. bill. 10. repute, celebrity, fame, renown, name. 25. register, record. 29. see, spot, remark. 31. mention.
1. memorandum, minute. 3. commentary, annotation. See remark. 9. bill. 10. repute, celebrity, fame, renown, name. 25. register, record. 29. see, spot, remark. 31. mention.
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Word Origin & History
note
early 13c., "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;
EXPANDmeaning "brief writing" is from 1540s. Notebook is first attested 1570s; noteworthy is from 1550s.
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