"off-note" meaning in All languages combined

See off-note on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: off-notes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} off-note (plural off-notes)
  1. (derogatory, also attributive) The state of being out of key. Tags: also, attributive, derogatory
    Sense id: en-off-note-en-noun-i~1sduGZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2024 July 26, Arifa Akbar, “Paris Olympics opening ceremony review – soaring ambition deflated by patchy delivery”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:",
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