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on that note

on that note prepositional phrase: on the topic that was just previously mentioned.

Prepositional phrase

  1. On the topic that was just previously mentioned.
    • I heard there's a lemon shortage. On that note, do we have any lemonade stocked up?
    • You've all done a very good job. I'd like to end the meeting on that note. See you Monday.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, that, note.

Origin of on that note

The idiom is likely from the musical sense of note.

Questions about on that note

What does on that note mean?
On that note means on the topic that was just previously mentioned.
What part of speech is on that note?
On that note is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on that note in the dictionary

  1. on television
  2. on tender hooks
  3. on tenterhooks
  4. on tenters
  5. on terms with
  6. on that note
  7. on that score
  8. on the
  9. on the air
  10. on the alert
  11. on the anvil

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