English > note: 13 senses > noun 3, communication| Meaning | A notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound. |
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| Example | "the singer held the note too long" |
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| Synonyms | musical note, tone |
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| Member of | scale, musical scale | (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave) |
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| Narrower | blue note | A flattened third or seventh |
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| chord | A combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together |
| dominant | (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale |
| eighth note, quaver | A musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note |
| grace note, appoggiatura, acciaccatura | An embellishing note usually written in smaller size |
| half note, minim | A musical note having the time value of half a whole note |
| mediant | (music) the third note of a diatonic scale |
| middle C | The note designated by the first ledger line below the treble staff |
| monotone | A single tone repeated with different words or different rhythms (especially in rendering liturgical texts) |
| passing note, passing tone | A nonharmonic note inserted for transition between harmonic notes |
| pedal point, pedal | A sustained bass note |
| quarter note, crotchet | A musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note |
| sixteenth note, semiquaver | A musical note having the time value of a sixteenth of a whole note |
| sixty-fourth note, hemidemisemiquaver | A musical note having the time value of a sixty-fourth of a whole note |
| subdominant | (music) the fourth note of the diatonic scale |
| submediant | (music) the sixth note of a major or minor scale (or the third below the tonic) |
| subtonic, leading tone | (music) the seventh note of the diatonic scale |
| supertonic | (music) the second note of a diatonic scale |
| thirty-second note, demisemiquaver | A musical note having the time value of a thirty-second of a whole note |
| tonic, keynote | (music) the first note of a diatonic scale |
| trill, shake | A note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it |
| whole note, semibreve | A musical note having the longest time value (equal to four beats in common time) |
| Broader | musical notation | (music) notation used by musicians / musicians |
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| Spanish | nota musical, nota, tono |
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| Catalan | nota musical, nota, to |
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English > note: 13 senses > noun 6, possession| Meaning | A piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank). |
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| Example | "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" |
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| Synonyms | bill, government note, bank bill, banker's bill, bank note, banknote, Federal Reserve note, greenback |
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| Narrower | dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill, buck, clam | A piece of paper money worth one dollar |
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| fifty dollar bill, fifty | A United States bill worth 50 dollars |
| fiver, five-spot, five dollar bill | A United States bill worth 5 dollars |
| hundred dollar bill, c-note | A United States bill worth 100 dollars |
| silver certificate | formerly a bank note issued by the United States Treasury and redeemable in silver |
| tenner, ten dollar bill | A United States bill worth 10 dollars |
| twenty dollar bill, twenty | A United States bill worth 20 dollars |
| two dollar bill | A United States bill worth 2 dollars |
| Broader | paper money, folding money, paper currency | currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie |
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| Spanish | billete de banco, billete |
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| Catalan | bitllet de banc, bitllet |
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English > note: 13 senses > noun 7, communication| Meaning | A comment or instruction (usually added). |
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| Example | "his notes were appended at the end of the article" |
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| Synonyms | annotation, notation |
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| Narrower | citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation | A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage |
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| 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 |
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| Spanish | anotación, comentario, glosa, letra chica, letra pequeña, notación, nota |
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| Catalan | anotació, glossa, nota |
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| Verbs | annotate | provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases |
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| annotate | add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments |
| note | make mention of |
