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noun 
  1. (music) A note that is not or is no longer to be modified by an accidental, denoted by the symbol � following the name of the note.
  2. One with an inherited talent at something.
He's a on the saxophone.
  1. (colour) an almost white colour, with tints of grey, yellow or brown.
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adjective 
  1. Of or relating to nature.
  2. Without artificial additives.
  3. As expected.
It's natural for business to be slow on Tuesdays.
  1. (color) Almost white, with tints of grey, yellow or brown; also, the color of a material that has not been adjusted or added to.
  2. (music) Neither sharp or flat. Denoted �.
  3. Without, or prior to, modification or adjustment.
So-called second-generation w:Breast implant, silicone breast implants looked and felt more like the breast.
     
nocturne Tweet Definition of nocturne Like Definition of nocturne on Facebook
noun 
  1. a work of art relating or dedicated to the night
  2. a dreamlike or pensive composition (usually for the piano)
     
nonet Tweet Definition of nonet Like Definition of nonet on Facebook
noun 
  1. (music) a composition written for nine instruments or nine voices
    The small-group sides are the best, with the in particular coming through as a sparkling unit &mdash; Saturday Review
  2. a group of nine nuclear or subatomic particles
     
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proper noun 
  1. (given name, female).
     
note Tweet Definition of note Like Definition of note on Facebook
noun 
  1. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality.
  2. 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.
  3. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
  4. A brief piece of writing intended to assist the memory; a memorandum; a minute.
  5. A short informal letter; a billet.
  6. A diplomatic missive or written communication.
  7. A written or printed paper acknowledging a debt, and promising payment; as, a promissory note; a note of hand; a negotiable note.
  8. A piece of paper money; a banknote.
  9. (music) A character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch.
  10. (music) A musical sound; a tone; an utterance; a tune.
  11. (music) A key of the piano or organ.
  12. Observation; notice; heed.
  13. Reputation; distinction; as, a poet of note.
verb (notes, noting, noted)
  1. (transitive) To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed
  2. (transitive) To record in writing; to make a memorandum of.
  3. (transitive) To denote; to designate
  4. (transitive) To annotate
  5. (transitive) To set down in musical characters.
     
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adjective 
  1. famous; well known because of one's reputation; celebrated
     
number Tweet Definition of number Like Definition of number on Facebook
noun 
  1. (countable) An abstract entity used to describe quantity.
  2. (countable) A symbol for a non-negative integer; a numeral.
  3. (countable) (mathematics) A member of one of several classes: natural numbers,integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, quaternions.
The equation <math>e^{i\pi}+1=0</math> includes the most important numbers: 1, 0, <math>\pi</math>, <math>i</math>, and <math>e</math>.
  1. (Followed by a numeral; used attributive) show, Showing the rank of something in a list or sequence. Abbreviations: No or No., no or no. (in each case, sometimes written with a superscript "o", like Nº or &
  1. x2116;). The symbol "
  2. " is also used in this manner.
Horse 5 won the race.
  1. quantity, Quantity.
Any of people can be reading from a given repository at a time
  1. (grammar) Of a word or phrase, the state of being singular, dual or plural, shown by inflection.
  2. (countable) A performance; especially, a single song or song and dance routine within a larger show.
For his second , he sang "The Moon Shines Bright".
verb 
  1. (transitive) To label (items) with numbers; to assign numbers to (items).
Number the baskets so that we can find them easily.
  1. (intransitive) To total or count; to amount to.
I don"t know how many books are in the library, but they must in the thousands.
adjective 
  1. (comparative of, numb)
     

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