note

/noʊ̯t/
nounverb

A symbol or annotation.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  1. A symbol or annotation.

  2. A written or printed communication or commitment.

    “I left him a note to remind him to take out the trash.”

  3. A sound.

  4. An element of a scent, fragrance, or perfume, especially as a descriptor or category.

Verb 4 meanings

  1. To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed.

    “If you look to the left, you can note the old cathedral.”

  2. To record in writing; to make a memorandum of.

    “We noted his speech.”

  3. To denote; to designate.

    “The modular multiplicative inverse of x may be noted x⁻¹.”

  4. To annotate.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English note, from Old English not, nōt (“note, mark, sign”) and Old French note (“letter, note”), both from Latin nota (“mark, sign, remark, note”).

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NOTE at a glance

NOTE has 4 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (N 1 + O 1 + T 1 + E 1) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #935 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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