"top note" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: top notes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} top note (plural top notes)
  1. The most volatile parts of a perfume which are immediately perceived upon its application. Synonyms: head note Translations (The most volatile parts of a perfume which are immediately perceived upon its application.): latvatuoksu (Finnish), alkutuoksu (Finnish), tête [feminine] (French), note de tête [feminine] (French), Kopfnote [feminine] (German), Spitze [feminine] (German), Angeruch [masculine] (German), ard-note [masculine] (Manx), nuta głowy [feminine] (Polish), toppnot [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-top_note-en-noun-lTCMSEFo Disambiguation of 'The most volatile parts of a perfume which are immediately perceived upon its application.': 98 2 0
  2. (music) The highest note that can be produced by a certain instrument or singer. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-top_note-en-noun-8t7ySSpM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 62 16 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  3. (by extension) The best that a person can do; one's finest achievement. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-top_note-en-noun-93dYwEHz

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "The most volatile parts of a perfume which are immediately perceived upon its application.",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
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