as in note
a usually brief written reminder he had scribbled his notation so quickly I couldn't read it

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Recent Examples of notation The setup can serve as a MIDI controller for use with digital audio workstations, plugins, transcription/notation software and virtual instruments. New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2025 According to American Bureau of Shipping, the next milestones for the project team include developing new requirements for high-voltage systems, as well as a new ABS notation. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2025 The origins of many words are simply lost in the mists of history, a disappointment that lexicographers record with the frustrating notation origin unknown, or orig. Martha Barnette august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025 There was no notation of final wishes. Ronny Maye, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for notation
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Noun
  • By the episode's end, however, he's set his sights on Morgan, having surreptitiously slipped a note into her grocery bag.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
  • These are not surprises but Gurman is more bullish than others about the eSIM only note.
    David Phelan, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In May, State Superintendent Michele Blatt penned a memo directing schools not to accept religious exemptions for the 2025-26 school year.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
  • But in July, the FBI and DOJ released a joint memo stating there was no Epstein client list and no credible evidence that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals.
    Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Notation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notation. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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