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Note

Definition: Note

Note

Noun

1. A short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there".

2. A brief written record; "he made a note of the appointment".

3. A characteristic emotional quality; "it ended on a sour note"; "there was a note of gaiety in her manner"; "he detected a note of sarcasm".

4. A piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes".

5. A notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long".

6. A comment (usually added to a text); "his notes were appended at the end of the article".

7. High status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence".

8. A tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling; "there was a note of uncertainty in his voice".

9. A promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time; "I had to co-sign his note at the bank".

Verb

1. Make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing".

2. Notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words".

3. Observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of this chemical reaction".

4. Make a written note of; "she noted everything the teacher said that morning".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "note" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Note

DomainDefinition

Computing

A language construct for the inclusion of text in a program and having no impact on the execution of the program. Source: European Union. (references)
 Any necessary explanation or detail, e. g. unusual plural, regional usage, obsolete term, etymology, etc. Source: European Union. (references)

Finance

Bills(bills of exchange and promissory notes)are financial claims whose technical, legal and economic characteristics vary somewhat from one country to another. Source: European Union. (references)
 An instrument bearing legal evidence of debt. A note is signed by the maker (borrower) and promises to pay a specified sum of money to the lender at a certain future date and place. (references)

Fine Arts

A conventional sign used to indicate graphically the pitch and duration of a musical sound, and possibly its position in a musical scale. Source: European Union. (references)
 Written sign representing pitch and duration of a musical sound. Source: European Union. (references)

Language

A communication (as to a scholarly or technical journal) usu. considerably shorter in length than an article and severely restricted in scope or subject matter. Source: European Union. (references)

Public Administration

Defined officially as'an unconditional order in writing, addressed by one person to another, signed by the person giving it, requiring the person to whom it is addressed to pay on demand, or at a fixed or determinable future time, a sum certain in money, to, or to the order of, a specified person, or to the bearer; Bills of exchange involve the payment of money only. Source: European Union. (references)
 A communication(as to a scholarly or technical journal)usually considerably shorter in length than an article and severely restricted in scope or subject matter. Source: European Union. (references)

Publishing & Graphic Arts

Indication placed at the bottom of a page or at the end of a document or part of a document to clarify or complete a piece of information given in the main text. Source: European Union. (references)

Slang in 1811

NOTE. He changed his note; he told another sort of a story. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Currency

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

A currency is a medium or unit of exchange, facilitating the transfer of goods and services within a currency zone. It is a form of money, where money is defined as a medium of exchange rather than e.g. a store of value. A currency zone is a country or region in which a currency is the dominant medium of exchange. There are exchange rates i.e. prices at which currencies (and the goods and services of individual currency zones) can be exchanged against each other.

Typically, each country has given monopoly to a single currency, controlled by a state owned central bank, although exceptions to this rule exist. Several countries can use the same name, each for their own currency (e.g. Canadian dollars and US dollars), several countries can use the same currency (e.g. the euro), or a country can declare the currency of another country to be legal tender (e.g. Panama has declared US currency to be legal tender).

Each currency typically has one fraction currency, often valued at 1/100 of the main currency: 100 centss = 1 dollar, 100 centimes = 1 franc. Units of 1/10 or 1/1000 are also common, but some currencies do not have any smaller units. Mauritania is the only remaining country that does not use the decimal system; the only smaller currency unit is the khoum, which equals 1/5 of a ouguiya (UM).

History

The history of currencies follows the history of money closely. Although any form of representational money can be considered currency, the term is typically applied to standardized coinage, and the systems that developed from it.

Prior to the introduction of standard coinage, calculating the value of a metal-based money required several steps. First the metal was tested on a touchstone to calculate the quality, then it was weighed, and then the two values were multiplied. Thus if someone alloyed gold and lead (which was a common cheating process) the metal's weight was multiplied by the percentage of gold to get the weight of the gold alone.

Coinage was introduced to simplify this process. Coins were created of a set weight and gold quality, and then stamped to prove their worth. No measurement was needed, as long as the original values were known. Of course one could use an alloy with the same stamp as the coin to cheat, but the stamps were complex and thus difficult to duplicate (at the time).

More modern currency systems developed from the introduction of coins. The process started with the replacement of the original metal, with a coin representing it. The gold itself was kept safe in government vaults. Examples of this system in the past was the gold standard, where the US Dollar was backed with gold stored at Fort Knox, and the British pound sterling, which was backed by one pound of sterling silver at its inception in 1158 in the hands of King Henry II.

The evolution continued, first to paper representations of the same standard, and finally to removing the metal altogether - the paper itself is considered to be valuable.

In order to prevent forged currency, various technologies such as watermarks are inserted into most paper currencies. In the early 21st century, the use of RFID tags has been proposed to track bank notes which were illegally obtained. Such efforts have been criticized by privacy advocates.

Modern currencies

To find out which currency is used in a particular country, start at the countries of the world or look at the table of historical exchange rates.

Nowadays ISO have introduced a system, ISO 4217 using three-letter codes to define currency, in order to remove the confusion that there are dozens of currencies called the dollar and many called the franc. Even the pound is used in nearly a dozen different countries, all of course, with wildly differing values. In general the three-letter code uses the ISO 3166-1 country code for the first two letters, and the first letter of the name of the currency (D for dollar for instance) as the third letter.

Currency names

Currency names of the world in alphabetic order by currency name:

Currency symbols

Currency symbols are rendered obsolete by ISO 4217.

See also

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Federal Reserve note

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)


Various Federal Reserve Notes

Federal Reserve note is the official name for the kind of banknote used in the United States, more commonly known as dollar bills.

Federal Reserve notes are legal tender currency notes. They are issued by the Federal Reserve Banks and have replaced United_States_Notes which were once issued by the Treasury Department. The authority of the Federal Reserve Banks to issue notes comes from the Federal Reserve Act of 1913. A commercial bank belonging to the Federal Reserve System can obtain Federal Reserve notes from the Federal Reserve Bank in its district whenever it wishes. It must pay for them in full, dollar for dollar, by drawing down its account with its district Federal Reserve Bank.

Despite no longer being issued by Treasury Department, Federal Reserve notes must be signed by the Treasurer of the United States and the United States Secretary of the Treasury before becoming legal currency.

Federal Reserve Banks obtain the notes from the United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP). It pays the BEP for the cost of producing the notes, which then become liabilities of the Federal Reserve Banks, and obligations of the United States Government.

Congress has specified that a Federal Reserve Bank must hold collateral equal in value to the Federal Reserve notes that the Bank receives. This collateral is chiefly gold certificates and United States securities. This provides backing for the note issue. The idea was that if the Congress dissolved the Federal Reserve System, the United States would take over the notes (liabilities). This would meet the requirements of Section 411, but the government would also take over the assets, which would be of equal value. Federal Reserve notes represent a first lien on all the assets of the Federal Reserve Banks, and on the collateral specifically held against them.

Federal Reserve notes are not redeemable in gold, silver or any other commodity. This has been the case since 1933. The notes have no value for themselves, but for what they will buy. They have no backing other than the "full faith of the US government" (i.e., the government's ability to levy taxes to pay its debts). In another sense, because they are legal tender, Federal Reserve notes are "backed" by all the goods and services in the economy.

The one dollar bill

The first one dollar bills were produced in 1957. They are made of a cotton and linen blend, with red and blue minute interwoven silk fibers.

Front side

The front side contains, apart from the picture, the United States Treasury Seal. It consists of a scale on top, symbolizing a balanced budget; a carpenter's square in the middle, a tool used for an even cut; and the Key to the United States Treasury at the bottom.

Back side

The back side is covered with symbols and hints on numerology. A common interpretation follows.

The two circles together make up the Great Seal of the United States, which was first used in 1782. The pyramid is dark to the west, a largely wild and unexplored part of Northern America in these days. The separated cap of the pyramid, carrying the all-seeing eye, symbolizes that the United States are still far from finished, but with god's help, this can be achieved. The latin writing ANNUIT COEPTIS (=God has favored our undertaking), emphasizes this. NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM (=A new order has begun) is a reminder of the recent separation from Great Britain. The Bald Eagle in the other circle does not wear a crown, relating to the same event. In addition, the unsupported shield in front of the eagle symbolizes the new country's ability to stand on its own, unified by congress, which is symbolized by the white bar on top of the shield. The eagle's beak says E PLURIBUS UNUM (=From many, one). It holds an olive branch and arrows in its claws, symbolizing "we want peace, but are ready to fight".

The number thirteen, symbolizing the 13 original colonies (13 stripes on the flag), shows up over and again:

See also: United States Notes, United States Dollar, United States coinage

Source: modified from US Treasury Dept.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Federal Reserve note."

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Note

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

In music, the abstract concept of note refers both to a unit of fixed pitch which has been given a name, and also to the graphic representation of that pitch in a notation system. A note can also be a specific instance of either, so one can speak of "the second note of Happy Birthday" for example. The general and specific meanings are freely mixed by musicians, although they can be initially confusing: "the first two notes of Happy Birthday are the same note".

In English, the notes are given 7 letter names: A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Each letter name is assigned to a specific pitch regardless of the octave in which the pitch resides. Notes are used together as a scales or tone row. However, because there are actually 12 notes needed by diatonic music, the 7 letter names can also be given a modifier.

The two main modifiers are sharps and flats which respectively raise or lower the pitch of a note by a semitone. These are used to create the additional five notes necessary to complete the chromatic scale. The sharp symbol is ♯, the flat symbol is ♭.

In music notation, a note is sharpened or flattened (raised or lowered) by placing a sharp symbol or flat symbol directly in front of the note. When using letters, the symbol follows the letter, as in A♯ for the note A sharp.

Modifiers can be set for the duration of a piece at the front of the staff immediately after the clef and before the time signature, in which case they form the key signature: for example, a sharp symbol on the F line indicates that every F in the staff is to be understood as an F♯. Modifiers which occur during the piece and alter a specific note are called accidentals.

Also common are double flats and double sharps, which alter the pitch of the note by a whole step, rather than a half step. There is also a natural accidental in notation, which undoes the change made by a previous accidental or the key signature itself.

When notes are written out in a score, each note is assigned a specific vertical position on either a line or in a space on the staff. Each line or space is assigned a note name, these names are memorized by the musician and allows him or her to know at a glance the proper pitch to play on his or her instrument for each note-head marked on the page.

The staff above above shows the notes C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C and then in reverse order. There are no sharps or flats at the beginning of the staff, indicating that this is the key of C.

History of note names

Music notation systems have used letters of the alphabet for centuries. The 6th century philosopher Boethius is known to have used the first fifteen letters of the alphabet to signify the notes of the two-octave range that was in use at the time; it is not known whether this was his devising or common usage at the time; nonetheless this is called Boethian Notation.

Following this, the system of repeating letters A-G in each octave was introduced, these being written as minuscules for the second octave and double minuscules for the third. When the compass of used notes was extended down by one note, to a G, it was given the Greek G (Γ), gamma. (It is from this that the French word for scale, gamme is derived, and the English word gamut.)

The remaining five notes of the chromatic scale (the black keys on a piano keyboard) were added gradually; the first being B which was flattened in certain modess to avoid the dissonant augmented fourth interval. This change was not always shown in notation, but when written, B♭ was written as a latin, round "b", and B♮ a Gothic b. These evolved into the modern flat and natural symbols respectively. The sharp symbol arose from a barred b, called the "cancelled b".

In parts of Europe, including Germany, the natural symbol transformed into the letter H: in German music notation, H is B♮ and B is B♭.

See also: Solfege

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Note."

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Note

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField

NOTE

EnglishNot over there eitherEnvironment
NOTEXItalianNote esplicativeEuropean Union, Finance

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms: Note

Synonyms: annotation (n), bank bill (n), bank note (n), banker's bill (n), banknote (n), bill (n), distinction (n), eminence (n), government note (n), greenback (n), line (n), musical note (n), notation (n), note of hand (n), preeminence (n), promissory note (n), short letter (n), tone (n), mark (v), mention (v), notice (v), observe (v), remark (v), take down (v), take note (v). (additional references)
Synonyms by domain: commenting (computing), re-mark (computing).
Antonym: ignore (v). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Note

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Attention

Verb: be attentive; Adjective: attend, advert to, observe, look, see, view, remark, notice, regard, take notice, mark; give attention to, pay attention to, pay heed to, give heed to; incline an ear to, lend an ear to; trouble one's head about; give a thought to, animadvert to; occupy oneself with; contemplate; (think of); look at, look to, look after, look into, look over; see to; turn the mind to, bend the mind to, apply the mind to, direct the mind to, give the mind to, turn the eye to, bend the eye to, apply the eye to, direct the eye to, give the eye to, turn the attention to, bend the attention to, apply the attention to, direct the attention to, give the attention to; have an eye to, have in one's eye; bear in mind; take into account, take into consideration; keep in sight, keep in view; have regard to, heed, mind, take cognizance of entertain, recognize; make note of, take note of; note.

Compendium

Noun: compend, compendium; abstract, precis, epitome, multum in parvo, analysis, pandect, digest, sum and substance, brief, abridgment, summary, apercu, draft, minute, note; excerpt; synopsis, textbook, conspectus, outlines, syllabus, contents, heads, prospectus.

Correspondence

Noun: correspondence, letter, epistle, note, billet, post card, missive, circular, favor, billet-doux; chit, chitty, letter card, picture post card; postal, card; despatch; dispatch; bulletin, these presents; rescript, rescription; post; (messenger).

Indication

Sign, symbol; index, indice, indicator; point, pointer; exponent, note, token, symptom; dollar sign, dollar mark.

Keyboard symbols, printing symbols; red letter, italics, sublineation, underlining, bold font; jotting; note, annotation, reference; blaze, cedilla, guillemets, hachure; quotation marks, double quotes,"", parentheses, brackets, braces, curly brackets, arrows, slashes; left parenthesis, "("; right parenthesis, ")"; opening bracket, ""; left curly brace, "{"; right curly brace, "}"; left arrow, ""; right arrow, ""; forward slash, "/"; backward slash, "\"; exclamation point, "!"; commercial at, "@"; pound sign, "#"; percent sign, "%"; carat, "^"; ampersand, "&"; asterisk, ""; hyphen, "-"; dash, "-", "_"; em dash, "--"; plus sign, "+", equals sign, "="; question mark, "?"; period, "."; semicolon, ";", colon, ":"; comma, ","; apostrophe, "'"; single quote, "'"; tilde, "~".

Interpretation

Exegesis; expounding, exposition; hermeneutics; comment, commentary; inference; (deduction); illustration, exemplification; gloss, annotation, scholium, note; elucidation, dilucidation; eclaircissement, mot d'enigme.

Lending

Noun: lending; Verb: loan, advance, accommodation, feneration; mortgage, second mortgage, home loan; (security); investment; note, bond, commercial paper.

Printing

Print, letterpress, text; context, note, page, column.

Record

Verb: record; put on record, place on record; chronicle, calendar, hand down to posterity; keep up the memory; (remember); commemorate; (celebrate); report; (inform); write, commit to writing, reduce to writing; put in writing, set down in writing, writing in black and white; put down, jot down, take down, write down, note down, set down; note, minute, put on paper; take note, make a note, take minute, take memorandum; make a return.

Record, note, minute; register, registry; roll; (list); cartulary, diptych, Domesday book; catalogue raisonne; entry, memorandum, indorsement, inscription, copy, duplicate, docket; notch; (mark); muniment, deed; (security); document; deposition, proces verbal; affidavit; certificate; (evidence).

Repute

Noun: distinction, mark, name, figure; repute, reputation; good repute, high repute; note, notability, notoriety, eclat, " the bubble reputation ", vogue, celebrity; fame, famousness; renown; popularity, aura popularis; approbation; credit, succes d'estime, prestige, talk of the town; name to conjure with.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Note

English words defined with "note": Call note ♦ demand note, Dotted note, Double note, Driving note ♦ Eighth note ♦ grace note ♦ half note, Hedge note, Holding note ♦ keep note ♦ Leading note ♦ mental note, musical note ♦ note of hand, note payable, note receivable, note value ♦ passing note, Pedal note, Post note, Promissory note ♦ Quarter note ♦ Sensible note, sixteenth note, sixty-fourth note ♦ take note, thirty-second note, time note, To protest a bill or note, Treasury note ♦ Whole note. (references)
Specialty definitions using "note": bottom note ♦ dual index note ♦ extendible maturity note ♦ index amortizing note, Indexed Currency Option Note, Internet Experiment Note ♦ mortgage note ♦ side note ♦ Unmarried Men of Note. (references)
Etymologies containing "note": Yead. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Note" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

French (account, annotation, bill, calculation, grade, invoice, key, Mark, memo, memorandum, minute, note, score, tab, write down), German (annotation, banknote, grade, Mark, memorandum, note, tone), Romanian (music, report).

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Modern Usage: Note

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Is that what your little note says (Memento; writing credit: Bo Goldman; Lawrence Hauben)

If anyone was to ask for my opinion, which I note they're not, I'd say we were taking the long way around (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; writing credit: Frances Walsh)

Bob and the rest of us had made a note to do absolutely nothing (S.L.C. Punk!; writing credit: James Merendino.)

Make a note of this (Mulan; writing credit: Robert D. San Souci; Rita Hsiao)

You get kidnapped so much you should come with your own ransom note! (Scooby-Doo; writing credit: William Hanna; Joseph Barbera)

Lyrics

So everyone can take note take note (Goody Two Shoes; performing artist: Adam Ant)

He can't blow a note unless a bass and guitar (Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy; performing artist: Bette Midler)

Pieces of note fall down but the letter said (Good; performing artist: Better Than Ezra)

You sent me Crown Royale with a note attached (Get Me Home; performing artist: FOXY)

She left a note and said I'm sorry I (Bad Day; performing artist: Fuel)

Clever

Note on a door: Out to lunch. If not back by five, out for dinner also. (references; author: unknown)

A note left for a pianist from his wife: "Gone Chopin, have Liszt, Bach in a Minuet. (references; author: unknown)

Yesterday is a cancelled check. Tomorrow is a promised note. Today is ready cash, use it! (references; author: unknown)

The way to make the cold winter go fast is to sign a note in October that becomes due in six months. (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

High Note (1960)

Jaali Note (1960)

Sau Ka Note (1955)

The Million Pound Note (1953)

One Note Tony (1947)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Note

DomainTitle

References

  • American Bank Note Holographics, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Coin and Bank Note Operated Vending Machines in Argentina: A Strategic Entry Report, 1997 (reference)

  • The World Market for Registers, Books (Account, Note, Order and Receipt), Loose-Leaf Binders, File Covers, and Sample Albums Made of Paper or Paperboard: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • A Note from Your Teacher : More Than 450 Ready-Made Notes for Communication and Personalizing Report Cards (reference)

  • Cliffs Note Creating Your First Web Page (reference)

  • EAR TRAINING: ONE NOTE BEGINNING LEVEL (reference)

  • I Can Read Music: A Note Reading Book for Violin Students (Volume 1) (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  

Music

  

High Tech

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Note

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Photo Album: Note

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In vitro (tissue culture). Long-term cultured confluent AIDS-KS cells stained with Wright-Gimsa. Note the spindle shape and distribution of the cells in longitudinal fan-like arrays. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Shown is a close-up of scientist's hands holding three test tubes. The one on the left contains normal healthy t-lymphocytes, notice the pellet on the bottom. The middle vial has t-cells that have been infected with the AIDS virus HIV also known as HTLV-III; note the pellet has been destroyed since the cells have died. The test tube on the right contains t-lymphocytes that were exposed to the AIDS virus but since they were protected by AZT, the cells were not destroyed and the pellet stayed intact. Credit: John Crawford (photographer).

Front view of CDC, Building 1, and signage promoting vaccination. Note the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare CDC marker in the foreground. Credit: CDC.

If a basal tuft is not present, the genus is Culex. In this genus, one will note the presence of a row of tufts or scattered hairs occurring along each side of the siphon. Credit: CDC.

Killer whales - Orcinus orca - note blow hole in nearest animal. Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals).

Humpback whales - Megaptera novaeangliae - swimming. Note vertical blow. Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals).

Surf boiling on the reef on the north side of San Salvador Island Note white cliffs showing above surf line Are these what Columbus's lookout spied on the morning of October 12, 1492?. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

26' plastic pig running shore line in Pillsbury Sound Note man on bow watching out for coral heads and rocks Launch off of WHITING. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Female blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) at water's edge. Females can be distinguished by the right red tips on their claws. Note impressions in sand made by crab when ambulating. Credit: America's Coastlines.

A mature female blue crab (Callinectes sapidus), known colloquially as a "sook." Note the apron, shaped like the Capitol building, and the red-tipped claws. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: Note
 

"Pen and note" by Craig Young
Commentary: "Make a note."		"Huntly Castle" by Jesse Adams
Commentary: "This image is of the front of Huntly Castle in Scotland. It functioned as the main castle for the Gordon Clan. The lady of the castle employed three witches that Shakespeare may have based his three witches in Macbeth on. Note the photographer is hangi"

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Sounds Captioned with "Note".

PlayCaptionPlayCaption
Synthesized violin note.High synthesized note.
Repeating electric piano note.Resonating organ note.
Electric guitar playing musical note; a single tone plucked on a steel string guitar.A single synthesized bass note.
A medium distorted electric guitar note being slightly bent upward.A medium-range note played on a banjo.
Sliding chord played as the last note by a symphonic orchestra.A low note played on a bass guitar.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Note

AuthorQuotation

Ovid

Note too that a faithful study of the liberal arts humanizes character and permits it not to be cruel.

Typographic

Yesterday is a canceled check, tomorrow is a promissory note, today is ready cash -- spend it ... wisely.

William Shakespeare

I'll note you in my book of memory.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Note

AuthorDateQuotation

John Locke

1690

Of this point therefore we are to note, that sith men naturally have no full and perfect power to command whole politic multitudes of men, therefore utterly without our consent, we could in such sort be at no man's commandment living. (Second Treatise of Government)

US Constitution

1791

Clause 2: The Congress shall assemble at least once in every Year, and such Meeting shall be on the first Monday in December, (See Note 5) unless they shall by Law appoint a different Day. (reference)

Abraham Lincoln

1863

The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. (The Gettysburg Address)

Treaty of Versailles

1919

The Swiss Government, in their note of May 5 on this subject, have expressed various views and reservations. (reference)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

1963

It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. (Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1915)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Note

TitleAuthorQuote

Emma

Austen, Jane

The substance of this letter was forwarded to Emma, in a note from Mrs. Weston, instantly

Sylvie and Bruno

Carroll, Lewis

And he struck the note in question

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Writing this note in the margin of the Angles report, we will return to our four couples

King Richard III

Shakespeare, William

If without peril it be possible, Sweet Blunt, make some good means to speak with him And give him from me this most needful note.

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

The big tires sang a high note on the pavement

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

One early thrush gave me a note or two as I drove along the woodland path

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Note

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Note the basophilic (dark blue granules in the inclusion). (references)

Note the characterisitc "safety pin" appearance of the bacteria. (references)

Note the increased interstitial cellularity with numerous fibroblasts. (references)

Business

Some NGO's note that the CNDH lacks both autonomy and enforcement authority. (references)

As with bed linens, it is important to note that the metric system is used in Germany. (references)

Particular note should be made of the practice of TGN to form alliances with its suppliers. (references)

Children

Kyrgyz Republic

Human rights groups note that children who are arrested usually are denied lawyers. (references)

Israel and the occupied territories

Arab groups note that the public school curriculum stresses Israel's Jewish culture and heritage. (references)

Greece

Child health specialists note that the number of children in residential care facilities is decreasing, while the number in foster care is rising. (references)

Civil Liberties

Guatemala

Indigenous leaders note that Maya culture does not receive the official recognition that it is due. (references)

Poland

Refugee advocates note that the board serves as an impartial and independent adjudicator of appeals. (references)

Syria

Jews also are the only religious minority group whose passports and identity cards note their religion. (references)

Economic History

Marshall Islands

Kessai Note is a commoner. (references)

Hong Kong

Note 2: USDOC statistics differ from HKG statistics. (references)

Venezuela

Note - PSD data for apples, pears and grapes not available at the time of this writing. (references)

Human Rights

Mexico

A coworker discovered her body along with a note threatening activists at the PRODH. (references)

Taiwan

Informed observers note that police emphasize confessions by suspects as the principal investigative tool. (references)

Brazil

However, others note that the victim also was active in politics and that his killer could have been motivated by political goals. (references)

Indigenous People

Japan

In February several nongovernmental groups, including the Ainu Association of Hokkaido and the Citizens' Diplomatic Center for the Rights of Indigenous People, protested the Government's failure to note continuing social and economic discrimination faced by the Ainu in its 2000 report to the CERD. (references)

Minorities

Indonesia

Authorities no longer are required to note a special code on the national identification card for citizens of Chinese extraction. (references)

Ecuador

Afro-Ecuadorian organizations note that despite the absence of official discrimination, societal discrimination continues to affect them, including stereotyping. (references)

Political Economy

CHILE

On a positive note, Chile is in the process of granting market access for Oregon and Idaho apples and pears, and California and Arizona citrus. (references)

DENMARK

A 1993 administrative note advised the Danish central and local governments of the EU/U.S. agreement on reciprocal access to certain public procurement. (references)

Korea

The gross national product (GNP) may have grown slightly in 2000 due largely to international aid and limited South Korean investment, but this followed nearly a decade of steady decline in which GNP is estimated to have shrunk by half since 1993. Most foreign observers note improved food and other economic conditions over the last year. (references)

Political Rights

Marshall Islands

The last Nitijela election was held in November 1999. On January 3, 2000, President Kessai Note was selected unopposed by the Nitijela from among its 33 members. (references)

Trade

Ukraine

A promissory note can also be applied. (references)

Brazil

Often one can note that usually a relatively low import tariff rate carries a lower IPI rate. (references)

Travel

Burma

American nationals should note that the safety records of domestic airlines in Burma are poor. (references)

Bahamas

A small gift for the hostess, such as flowers, and a follow-up thank you note are appropriate acknowledgments. (references)

Argentina

Travelers should note that since Argentina is in the Southern Hemisphere, its seasons are the reverse of those in the Northern Hemisphere. (references)

Women

Bulgaria

Observers also note some increased sensitivity on the part of police to the issue. (references)

China

Sociologists note that there has been no detailed research on the extent of physical violence against women. (references)

Turkey

Because of further sentence reductions for juvenile offenders, observers note that young male relatives often are designated to perform the killing. (references)

Worker Rights

Argentina

Local NGO's note that the figure is imprecise and could be as high as 10 percent. (references)

Cambodia

Some observers note that existing regulations do not address the problem of child labor in the informal sector adequately. (references)

China

Media reports note that in many industries, including textile and garment manufacturing, compulsory overtime is common, often without legally mandated overtime pay. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

DISCRIMINATE, v.i. To note the particulars in which one person or thing is, if possible, more objectionable than another.

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Speeches: Note

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Abraham Lincoln

1861-1865The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.

Ronald Reagan

1981-1989Let me also note that private American groups have taken the lead in making Jan.

Bill Clinton

1993-2001We'll be giving a guarantee, like co-signing a note with good collateral that will cover our risk.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Note

"Note" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 59.78% of the time. "Note" is used about 9,119 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words		Rank in English
Noun (singular)59.78%5,4511,795
Lexical Verb (base form)21.96%2,0034,304
Lexical Verb (infinitive)18.26%1,6655,016
                    Total100.00%9,119N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: Note

CountryName
USA

American Bank Note Holographics, Inc.

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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expressions: Note

Expressions using "note": a man of note ♦ a note in the margin ♦ A note shaver ♦ advance note ♦ advice note ♦ air consignment note ♦ allotment note ♦ bank note ♦ bass note ♦ Bath note ♦ blue note ♦ bond anticipation note ♦ bottom note ♦ Call note ♦ century note ♦ change one's note ♦ chest note ♦ circular note ♦ Commercial note paper ♦ consignment note ♦ cover note ♦ credit note ♦ currency note ♦ debit note ♦ delivery note ♦ demand note ♦ despatch note ♦ diplomatic note ♦ discharge note ♦ dispatch note ♦ Dotted note ♦ Double note ♦ Driving note ♦ Eighth note ♦ explanatory note ♦ extendible maturity note ♦ extendible note ♦ false note ♦ federal reserve note ♦ financial note ♦ floating rate note ♦ forwarding note ♦ government note ♦ grace note ♦ ground note ♦ half note ♦ he dropped me a note ♦ Hedge note ♦ high note ♦ Holding note ♦ internet Experiment Note ♦ jar ring note ♦ keep note ♦ key note ♦ Leading note ♦ lingering note ♦ lowest note string ♦ make a mental note of ♦ make a note ♦ make a note of ♦ make a note of this! ♦ marginal note ♦ mental note ♦ municipal note ♦ musical note ♦ note book ♦ note case ♦ note diplomatic ♦ note down ♦ note issuance facility ♦ note of admiration ♦ note of exclamation ♦ note of hand ♦ note of preparation ♦ note of thanks ♦ note on definition or on use ♦ note or letter ♦ note paper ♦ note payable ♦ note press ♦ note receivable ♦ note smth. as a fact ♦ note smth. down ♦ note value ♦ obligation note ♦ of note ♦ packet note ♦ passing note ♦ pedal note ♦ play a wrong note ♦ post note ♦ postal note ♦ promissory note ♦ protest of a note ♦ pure note ♦ quarter note ♦ receiving note ♦ savings note ♦ scope note ♦ sensible note ♦ shipping note. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "note": note-against-note, note-book, note-books, note-cell, note-change, note-changes, note-chewing, note-combination, note-combinations, note-conflict, note-doctoring, note-dotted, note-file, note-form, note-format, note-for-note, note-group, note-groups, note-'have, note-inspired, note-keeping, note-length, note-lengths, note-magnifier, note-maker, note-making, note-material, note-order, note-orders, note-pad, note-pads, note-page, note-paper, note-perfect, note-playing, note-rate, note-relationships, note-sequence, note-shaver, note-spinning, note-structure, note-succession, note-successions, note-systems, note-taker, note-taking, note-the, note-this, note-values, note-variety, note-worthy.

Ending with "note": call-note, flight-note, four-note, key-note, note-against-note, sleeve-note, three-note, twelve-note, two-note, Z-note.

Containing "note": Bank-note detector, marg-note-xref, quarter-note rest.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Note

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day		ExpressionFrequency
per Day

cliff note

4,247

real estate note

295

spark note

1,811

note buyer

265

thank you note

1,426

cash flow note

249

music note

1,319

free book note

244

promissory note

1,293

selling mortgage note

242

lotus note

1,237

sample thank you note

238

book note

1,093

coles note