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Footnote

/ˈfʊtˌnəʊt/

A short piece of text, often numbered, placed at the bottom of a printed page, that adds a comment, citation, reference etc, to a designated part of the main text.

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📖 Definitions of "Footnote"

noun

1
A short piece of text, often numbered, placed at the bottom of a printed page, that adds a comment, citation, reference etc, to a designated part of the main text.
"consult the footnotes for more details"
2
(by extension) An event of lesser importance than some larger event to which it is related.
"a mere footnote in history"
3
A qualification to the import of something.

verb

1
To add footnotes to a text.

🔄 Synonyms of "Footnote"

1 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
annotateverb	(transitive) To add annotation to.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Footnote"

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Word	Definition
annotateverb	(transitive) To add annotation to.
endnotenoun	An annotation placed at the end of a document or chapter of a document.
notationnoun	(uncountable, countable) A system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in an art or science or in mathematics or logic to express technical facts or quantities.
cross-referencenoun	A reference or direction in one place in a book or other source of information to information at another place in the same work.
annotationnoun	A comment added to a text.
memorandumnoun	A written business communication.
postscriptnoun	(countable) An addendum to a letter, added after the author's signature.
memonoun	A short note; a memorandum.
citeverb	(transitive) To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
pagenoun	One of the many pieces of paper bound together within a book or similar document.
baselinenoun	A datum used as the basis for calculation or for comparison.
notenoun	A symbol or annotation.
coveragenoun	(journalism) The amount and type of attention given to an event or topic in news media or other media.
recordnoun	An item of information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium.
referencingnoun	The making of a reference.
benchmarknoun	A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
benchmarkingnoun	A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
referencenoun	The act of referring: a submitting for information or decision.
referringnoun	The act by which somebody or something is referred; a reference.
referverb	(transitive) To direct the attention of (someone toward something)