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Meaning of keynote

- The tonic or first tone of the scale in which a piece or passage is written; the fundamental tone of the chord, to which all the modulations of the piece are referred; -- called also key tone.
- The fundamental fact or idea; that which gives the key; as, the keynote of a policy or a sermon.

Crossword clue for keynote

- first tone of a scale
- Prevailing tone