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musical notation, a minim represents two beats.
notch n. 1 nick, cut, dent, indentation, groove, cleft, score, mark,
gouge, gash: For every man he killed, the gunfighter cut a
notch in the barrel of his gun. 2 step, grade, level, rung, peg,
degree, stage, gradation: Gillian's promotion moves her up
another notch towards the chairmanship.
--v. 3 nick, cut, dent, indent, groove, score, mark, gash,
gouge: You notch the end of the arrow to admit the bowstring.
4 notch up. gain, win, accomplish, achieve, score, register,
mark (up): The All-India cricket team has notched up another
win.
notched adj. serrate(d), sawtooth(ed), crenellate(d), crenate,
serriform, pinked, scalloped, zigzag, toothed, dentate,
denticulate(d), dentiform: The flower has notched yellow
petals. The vase was decorated with a notched pattern.
note n. 1 See notation, 1, above. 2 message, letter, communication,
(piece of) correspondence, memorandum, epistle, postcard or
(postal) card, fan letter, love-letter, billet doux,
bread-and-butter letter, word, line, thank-you note, Colloq
memo, US old-fashioned mash note: She sent Rob a note only last
week asking him to attend the meeting. 3 comment, commentary,
remark, observation, explanation, annotation, footnote,
side-note, marginalia (pl.), gloss, critique, criticism,
Literary scholium, exegesis, eisegesis, Technical shoulder-note:
Her notes on insect behaviour are of great interest. 4
banknote, money, bill, currency, treasury note; promissory note,
demand note, bill of exchange, letter of credit, (bank) draft,
note of hand; Colloq folding money: I found a packet of notes
dropped by the bank robbers. The bank is holding my note for
œ10,000. 5 theme, characteristic, motif, element, quality, mood,
tone, tenor: There is a note of angry frustration that runs
through her writing. 6 signal, cue, intimation, hint, inkling,
suspicion, clue, suggestion, idea, tip, Slang tip-off: Her
greeting, though warm, contained a note of suspicion. On that
note, I decided to leave. 7 heed, attention, notice, regard,
respect, thought, Colloq US mind: Note of the prosecutor's
objection to that line of questioning has been taken. 8 mark,
consequence, substance, importance, moment, weight, distinction,
merit, prestige, (high) rank or standing, eminence, prominence,