Footnote

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A note placed at the bottom of a page of a book or manuscript that comments on or cites a reference for a designated part of the text.
  • n. Something related to but of lesser importance than a larger work or occurrence: a political scandal that was but a footnote to modern history.
  • v. To furnish with or comment on in footnotes.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. 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
  • n. An event of lesser importance than some larger event to which it is related
  • v. To add footnotes to a text; to annotate
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A note of reference or comment at the foot{4} of a page.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In printing, a note at the bottom of a page as an appendage to something in the text, usually explaining a passage in the text, or specifying authority for a statement.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments
  • n. a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
  • Verb Form
    footnoted    footnotes    footnoting   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    pen    indite    write    compose    annotation    notation    note   
    Cross Reference
    headnote    endnote   
    Same Context
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