keynote
/ˈkiːˌnoʊt/
noun 3verb 1
Collocations
2VERB + KEYNOTE
delivered, give, read
KEYNOTE + NOUN
speaker, speech
Definitions
noun
1
A speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering; a keynote speech or keynote address.
2
The main theme of a speech, a written work, or a conference.
3
The note on which a musical key is based; the tonic.
verb
1
To deliver a speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering.
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Synonyms
noun — (music) the first note of a diatonic scale
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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She has been invited to give the keynote speech at their annual conference.
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Tom Jackson will be the conference's keynote speaker.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter delivered the keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore Saturday.
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Airtel Bangladesh CIO Lutfar Rahman read the keynote at the workshop.
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