note (subs.) Copy link Outline I. A markII. A memorandumIII. Critical or explanatory1. adnŏtātio2. *nŏtae, arum (not class., but freely used by modern LatinistsIV. A short letterV. Musical symbolVI. The natural vocal expression (of birds)VII. Commercial, note of hand • note (subs.): I. A mark: nŏta: v. mark. II. A memorandum: Phr.: to take n.s of all proceedings, conficere commentarios omnium rerum, Cic. Fam. 5, 12, extr.: to make n. of, in commentarios, pugillares referre (v. note-book): to take n.s of a book while reading, (librum) enotare, Plin. Ep. 1, 6, 1; = librum adnotare atque excerpere, ib. 3, 5, 10. III. Critical or explanatory: 1. adnŏtātio: Plin. Ep. 7, 20, 2 (nunc a te librum meum cum adnotationibus exspecto). Dimin., adnotatiuncula (a brief or unimportant n.), Gell. 19, 7, fin. Adnotatio is freq. used as collect. subs.: to illustrate an author with n.s throughout, librum perpetua adnotatione illustrare, Forb. 2. *nŏtae, arum (not class., but freely used by modern Latinists: in pl. only): to illustrate an author by very learned n.s, scriptorem notis eruditionis accuratae plenissimis illustrare, Ern. in Kr.: Burm.: Gierig, etc. (N.B.--Adnotatio is, however, preferable.) Dimin. notuiae, short or unimportant n.s: Wyttenb. in Kr. To add n.s to an author, (librum) adnotare, Plin. Ep. 7, 20, 1; interpretari (if the n.s are explanatory), Orell. (N.B.--Not schŏlion; which is applied specially to the notes of the ancient commentators on Greek authors.) IV. A short letter: cōdicilli, orum: Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 11, init.: Plin. Ep. 6, 16, 8 (= litterae raptim scriptae, Gier. ad l.): reminded by a n. (of invitation), per codicillos admonitus, id. 3, 18, 4. Phr.: I write this brief n., ..., hoc litterularum exaravi, Cic. Att. 12, 1., init. See also line (VI.). V. Musical symbol: *nota musica, soni signum (Kr.): to sing or play from n., *ex notis musicis canere. If the sounds represented by the n.s be meant, soni, orum: Quint. 11, 3, 42 (medii soni = the middle n.s). VI. The natural vocal expression (of birds): vox Plin. 10, 19, 43: Ov. VII. Commercial, note of hand: chīrogrăphum (a signed bond): Suet. Caes. 17 Juv. 13, 137.