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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Note
"On this note let us bid adieu." What is the meaning of "note" in this sentence ? Where did this usage of note originate from ?
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I guess it is this meaning: a mark, quality, or indication of something, esp. as a submerged but ubiquitous element: There was just a note of bitterness in his films. It may have originated with the musical 'note'.
- I guess it is this meaning: a mark, quality, or indication of something, esp.
- as a submerged but ubiquitous element: There was just a note of bitterness in his films.
- It may have originated with the musical 'note'.
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I guess it is this meaning:
a mark, quality, or indication of something, esp. as a submerged but ubiquitous element: There was just a note of bitterness in his films.
It may have originated with the musical 'note'.
a mark, quality, or indication of something, esp. as a submerged but ubiquitous element: There was just a note of bitterness in his films.
It may have originated with the musical 'note'.
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