keynote

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US/ˈkiːˌnoʊt/

noun

A speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering; a keynote speech or keynote address.

“keynote speech”

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Meanings

nounkeynote (plural keynotes)

plural keynotes

  1. A speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering; a keynote speech or keynote address.

    keynote speech

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    keynote speaker

    deliver the keynote

    She delivered the keynote address at the conference.

    Innovation was the keynote of the company’s presentation.

  2. The main theme of a speech, a written work, or a conference.
  3. entertainmentThe note on which a musical key is based; the tonic.
verbkeynote (third-person singular simple present keynotes, present participle keynoting, simple past and past participle keynoted)

present singular third person keynotes · participle present keynoting · participle past keynoted · past keynoted

  1. transitiveTo deliver a speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering.

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(music) the first note of a diatonic scale

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From key + note.

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Translations

Bulgarian основна мисъл
  • основна мисъл (osnovna misăl)main theme
Chinese Mandarin 主題演講 /主题演讲
  • 主題演講 /主题演讲 (zhǔtí yǎnjiǎng)speech that sets the main theme
Finnish pääpuhe, avauspuhe
  • pääpuhespeech that sets the main theme
  • avauspuhespeech that sets the main theme
  • pääaihemain theme
German Hauptvortrag, Hauptrede
  • Hauptvortragspeech that sets the main theme
  • Hauptredespeech that sets the main theme
  • Grundgedankemain theme
  • Leitgedankemain theme
  • Hauptgedankemain theme
  • Tenormain theme
  • Kernthemamain theme
  • Hauptthemamain theme
Italian presentazione, argomento
  • presentazionespeech that sets the main theme
  • argomentomain theme
Polish nić przewodnia
  • nić przewodniamain theme
Swedish inledningsföredrag, nyckelanförande
  • inledningsföredragspeech that sets the main theme
  • nyckelanförandespeech that sets the main theme
  • öppningstalspeech that sets the main theme
  • temamain theme
Tagalog diwampati
  • diwampatispeech that sets the main theme
Cite this entry
APA

keynote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keynote

MLA

“keynote.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keynote. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keynote,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keynote.

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