"c-note" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: c-notes [plural]
Etymology: (banknote): From the Roman numeral C (“100”) (which was printed on it) + note. Attested from the 1920s. Etymology templates: {{sense|banknote}} (banknote):, {{m|en|C|t=100}} C (“100”), {{m|en|note}} note Head templates: {{en-noun}} c-note (plural c-notes)
  1. (US, informal) A one-hundred dollar banknote. Tags: US, informal Synonyms ($100 banknote): Benjamin
    Sense id: en-c-note-en-noun-EFIwU3YH Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of '$100 banknote': 87 13
  2. (music) The lowest note of an instrument, written below the staff and the D note. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-c-note-en-noun-jPYf059U Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: c note Related terms: d-note

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