note

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. letter, missive; acknowledgment, comment, reminder; observation, memo[randum], notation; explanation, remark, annotation; distinction, fame; tone, sound, pitch. See communication, attention, indication, record, repute, music. —v. t. observe, notice, remark, attend, need, jot. See intellect, memory.

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(Roget's IV) n.

1. [A representation]

Syn. sign, figure, mark; see representation , symbol .

2. [A brief record]

Syn. notation, jotting, scribble, reminder, scrawl, annotation, agenda, datum, minute, entry, memorandum, journal, inscription, calendar, diary; see also mark 3 , notes , record 1 , summary .

3. [A brief communication]

Syn. dispatch, epistle, announcement; see letter 2 , word 3 .

4. [A musical tone, or its symbol]

Syn. tone, key, scale, shape note, interval, degree, step, sharp, flat, natural; see also pitch 3 .

Musical notes include: whole note, semibreve, double whole note, breve, half note, minim, quarter note, crotchet, eighth note, quaver, sixteenth note, semiquaver, thirty-second note, demisemiquaver, sixty-fourth note, hemidemisemiquaver, triplet, grace note, appoggiatura.

5. [Paper money]

Syn. bill, currency, banknote, folding money*, greenback*; see also money 1 .

v.

1. [To notice]

Syn. remark, heed, perceive; see regard 1 , see 1 .

2. [To record]

Syn. write down, enter, transcribe; see record 1 , write .

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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

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n.

1. memo reminder, letter, jotting, acknowledgement, RSVP, transcription, entry, footnote, *Post-it.

2. music tone, sharp, flat, whole note, half note. see music

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v.

take note, record, regard, pay heed to, observe, notice, give thought to, consider, pay attention to.

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. A brief record written as an aid to the memory: memorandum, notation. Informal: memo. See WORDS. 2. A written communication directed to another: epistle, letter, missive. See WORDS. 3. An expression of fact or opinion: comment, obiter dictum, observation, remark. See WORDS. 4. Critical explanation or analysis: annotation, comment, commentary, exegesis, interpretation. See WORDS. 5. Something visible or evident that gives grounds for believing in the existence or presence of something else: badge, evidence, index, indication, indicator, manifestation, mark, sign, signification, stamp, symptom, token, witness. See SHOW. 6. A position of exalted widely recognized importance: distinction, eminence, eminency, fame, glory, illustriousness, luster, mark, notability, preeminence, prestige, prominence, prominency, renown. See IMPORTANT, KNOWLEDGE, RESPECT. 7. The act of noting, observing, or taking into account: attention, cognizance, espial, heed, mark, notice, observance, observation, regard, remark. See KNOWLEDGE, SEE. 8. Obsolete. A pleasing succession of musical tones forming a usually brief aesthetic unit: air, aria, melody, strain2, tune. See SOUNDS. II verb 1. To perceive with a special effort of the senses or the mind: descry, detect, discern, distinguish, mark, mind, notice, observe, remark, see. See KNOWLEDGE, SEE. 2. To state facts, opinions, or explanations: comment, observe, remark. See WORDS.