key note in English

noun

1

a prevailing tone or central theme, typically one set or introduced at the start of a conference.

individuality is the keynote of the Nineties

synonyms: theme, salient point, gist, substance, burden, tenor, pith, marrow, essence, heart, core, basis, essential feature/element, crux

2

the note on which a key is based.

They also should be able to sing the keynote of a tonal pattern or song presented by the teacher.

noun

• theme, salient point, gist, substance, burden, tenor, pith, marrow, essence, heart, core, basis, essential feature/element, crux
• tonic

Use "key note" in a sentence

1. The key - note speaker certainly have the gift of gab.

2. Event: Key Note Address by NSA at Seminar on ‘India and China: Public Diplomacy, Building Understanding'

3. I thank the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs for inviting me to deliver a key-note address.

4. In Singapore, Prime Minister will also deliver the key-note address at the 17th Shangri-la Dialogue.

5. In his key-note National Day address to parliament in August Suharto appeared to endorse moves towards greater openness and democracy.

6. The Vice President would deliver a key note address to the Tunisian Diplomatic Corps and leading scholars and think tanks at the Tunisian Institute for Strategic Studies.

7. Abdullah also delivered the key note address at the counter terrorism conference organized by the India Foundation in Jaipur on February 2 where the inaugural address was by the President of India.