| NOUN | communication | notation, notational system | a technical system of symbols used to represent special things |
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| communication | notation, note, annotation | a comment or instruction (usually added) | |
| act | notation | the activity of representing something by a special system of marks or characters |
| Sounds | nowtey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A technical system of symbols used to represent special things. | |
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| Synonym | notational system | |
| Narrower | chemical notation | A notation used by chemists to express technical facts in chemistry |
| choreography | A notation used by choreographers | |
| mathematical notation | A notation used by mathematicians | |
| musical notation | (music) notation used by musicians / musicians | |
| Broader | writing | letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language |
| Spanish | notación | |
| Catalan | notació | |
| Verbs | notate | put into notation, as of music or choreography |
| Meaning | A comment or instruction (usually added). | |
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| Example | "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope" | |
| Synonyms | note, annotation | |
| Narrower | citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation | A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage |
| footnote, footer | A printed note placed below the text on a printed page | |
| nota bene, NB, N.B. | A Latin phrase (or its abbreviation) used to indicate that special attention should be paid to something | |
| poste restante | A notation written on mail / mail that is to be held at the post office until called for (not in the United States or Canada) | |
| postscript, PS | A note appended to a letter after the signature | |
| Broader | comment, commentary | A written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material |
| Spanish | anotación, comentario, glosa, letra chica, letra pequeña, notación, nota | |
| Catalan | anotació, glossa, nota | |
| Verbs | note | make a written note of |
| Meaning | The activity of representing something by a special system of marks or characters. | |
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| Broader | writing, committal to writing | The activity of putting something in written form |
| Verbs | notate | put into notation, as of music or choreography |
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