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1. memorandum, reminder, Brit. chit, brief record, chronicle, minutes; dedication, inscription; notation, jotting, item, entry, register.

2. notes

outline, rough account, rough draft, sketchy report, thumbnail sketch; synopsis, brief, skeleton.

3. commentary, annotation, footnote, scholia, scholium, gloss, marginalia; comment, remark, explanation, explication, exegesis, illustration, exposition; criticism, critique.

4. short letter, missive, dispatch, written message, epistle, Obs. billet; answer, reply, acknowledgement, line, work, card, postcard; love letter, billet-doux, Inf. mash note, fan letter; thank-you note, bread-and-butter letter; news, information, bulletin; communication, correspondence, communiqud.

5. bill, treasury note, currency, money, paper money, legal tender, tender, greenback, check; bank- 788note, promissory note; draft, bank draft, bill of exchange; voucher, receipt, letter of credit, U.S. certificate, U.S. gold or silver certificate; I.O.U., I owe you.

6. distinction, prominence, prestige, eminence, high standing, high rank; regard, esteem, notability, mark, merit; influence, sway, power; fame, renown, celebrity, esteem, popularity.

7. importance, significance, consequence, matter value; account, concern, Archaic. concernment, interest; moment, weight, substance, greatness, magnitude, force.

8. attention, attentiveness, notice, observation, ear; consideration, thought, care, solicitude, caution; respect, regard, mindfulness, Inf. mind; vigilance, watchfulness, guard, devotion.

9. hint, clue, tip, inkling, Sl. tip-off, cue; suggestion, idea; intimation, implication, imputation, insinuation, innuendo; suspicion, soupcon, trace, tinge; touch, speck, sprinkling, dash.

10. tone, intonation, tonation, inflection, timbre, pitch, key.

11. compare notes exchange observations or views, share impressions, compare ideas; discuss, parley, powwow.

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12. register, catalogue, chronicle, commit to writing, put on record; record, mark down, put down, make a note of, jot down, set down; write, scribble, scrawl, pencil; make an entry, enter, insert, write in, docket, post.

13. mention, mention in passing, allude, touch upon; cite, refer to, advert to, point to, Dial. signify; hint, suggest, adumbrate; imply, implicate, intimate, insinuate, infer; indicate, point out, point to, designate; make known, reveal, disclose, tell, express, state.

14. annotate, gloss, footnote, interline, interlineate; comment, commentate, remark upon; explain, illustrate, expound.

15. notice, behold, see, detect, take in, look visualize; regard, study, inspect, take stock of; examine, contemplate, pore over, perlustrate; review, check out, overlook, monitor; scan, run the eyes over, Inf. give the once-over; watch, observe, witness; take a look at, have a look-see, give a look, glimpse, glance.

16. pay attention to, lend an ear to, be aware of, be conscious of, give thought to, appreciate; tend to, apply oneself to.