Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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keynote | Yes | No | Yes | No |
theme | Yes | No | Yes | No |
keynote (noun) | theme (noun) |
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a fundamental or central idea | a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work |
(music) the first note of a diatonic scale | the subject matter of a conversation or discussion |
the principal theme in a speech or literary work | an essay (especially one written as an assignment) |
(music) melodic subject of a musical composition | |
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed |
keynote (verb) | theme (verb) |
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set the keynote of | provide with a particular theme or motive |
give the keynote address to (an audience) |