keynote
verbEtymology From key + note.
1
To deliver a speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering.
keynote
nounUS /ˈkiːˌnoʊt/
Etymology From key + note.
1
A speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering; a keynote speech or keynote address.
- keynote speech
- keynote speaker
3 more examples
- 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
Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music The note on which a musical key is based; the tonic.
- Derived terms
- keynoter, keynote speech, prenote, Stevenote