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keynote

 
 
/ˈkiːnəʊt/ noun [C]

Translation

the most important part of an event, idea, or speech, or something that is emphasized strongly
temel, temel kavram, ana fikir, tema
the keynote speech/speaker 1767
(Definition of keynote noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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