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Added 8 October 2026

note

/nəʊ̯t/ noun

In Latin: nota Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about note at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A symbol or annotation. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality.
A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence.

verb

To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed.
If you look to the left, you can note the old cathedral.
To record in writing; to make a memorandum of.
We noted his speech.
To denote; to designate.
The modular multiplicative inverse of x may be noted x.

noun

That which is needed or necessary; business; duty; work.
Milk-giving by a cow or sow; the period following calving or farrowing, during which a cow or sow is most productive and useful.

Origin

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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