note

Definitions of note
  1. noun
    a brief written record
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    mémo, mémorandum
    a written proposal or reminder
    compte rendu
    a short note
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    compte rendu
    a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events
  2. noun
    a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
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    ronde
    a musical note having the longest time value (equal to four beats in common time)
    blanche
    a musical note having the time value of half a whole note
    noire
    a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note
    croche
    a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note
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    notation musicale
    (music) notation used by musicians
  3. noun
    a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
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    annotation
    a comment or instruction (usually added)
  4. noun
    a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note
  5. noun
    a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
    synonyms: croisement
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    traits
    a pattern of marks
  6. noun
    a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
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    estimation, évaluation
    an appraisal of the value of something
  7. noun
    a comment or instruction (usually added)
    synonyms: annotation
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    citation, mention
    a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
    référence, référence bibliographique
    a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work
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    commentaire
    a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
  8. noun
    a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
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    marque
    a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
  9. noun
    a characteristic emotional quality
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    air, atmosphère
    a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
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