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Etymology

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From wood +‎ note.

Noun

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woodnote (plural woodnotes)

  1. (poetic) A natural musical sound, like birdsong in a forest.
    • 1632, John Milton, L'Allegro:
      If Jonsons learned sock be on, / Or sweetest Shakespear fancies childe, / Warble his native Wood-notes wilde, ...

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