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note

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  1. sign                  
 
1. note \'no-t\ vt [ME noten, fr. OF noter, fr. L notare to mark, note fr. 
   no]ta 1a: to notice or observe with care  1b: to record or preserve in 
   writing  2a: to make special mention of : REMARK  2b: INDICATE, SHOW  - 
   not.er n
2. note n [L nota mark, character written note] 1a1: MELODY, SONG  1a2: a 
   musical tone  1a3: CALL, SOUND  1a4: the musical call of a bird  1a5: an 
   expressive tone of voice  1b: a character used to indicate duration by its 
   shape and musical pitch by  its position on the staff 2a: a characteristic 
   feature  2b: MOOD, QUALITY  3a1: MEMORANDUM  3a2: a condensed or informal 
   record  3b1: a brief comment or explanation  3b2: a printed comment or 
   reference set apart from the text  3c1: a written promise to pay a debt  
   3c2: a piece of paper money  3d1: a short informal letter  3d2: a formal 
   diplomatic communication  3e: a scholarly or technical essay shorter than 
   an article and restricted i n scope 4a: DISTINCTION, REPUTATION  4b: 
   OBSERVATIONS, NOTICE  4c: KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION