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off-note

off-note noun: the state of being out of key.

Noun

off-note (plural off-notes)

  1. (also, attributive, derogatory) The state of being out of key.
    • The only off-note was some rather bready dumplings.
    • In one off-note moment, Mr. Romney talked earlier this month at an event in New Hampshire about an affinity for firing people, just as his campaign was facing attacks that Mr. Romney laid off workers while leading investment firm Bain Capital.2012 January 21, Neil King Jr., Sara Murraym, “Romney's Wealth Proves Rich Vein for Rivals”, in Wall Street Journal

Forms of off-note

pluraloff-notes

Questions about off-note

What does off-note mean?
Off-note means the state of being out of key.
What part of speech is off-note?
Off-note is a noun.
What is the plural of off-note?
The plural of off-note is off-notes.

Words near off-note in the dictionary

  1. off-metals
  2. off-mic
  3. off-mike
  4. off-minded
  5. off-model
  6. off-note
  7. off-notes
  8. off-off-Broadway
  9. off-off-Broadways
  10. off-off-off-Broadway
  11. off-off-off-Broadways

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