footnote
IPA: fˈʊtnoʊt
noun
- 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.
- (by extension) An event of lesser importance than some larger event to which it is related.
- A qualification to the import of something.
verb
- To add footnotes to a text.
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Examples of "footnote" in Sentences
- The footnotes are the dead giveaway.
- More in the footnote about the disagreement
- The footnotes and authorities are impeccable.
- Read the footnote to understand the inference.
- The proof of that is in the numerous footnotes.
- The footnote properly attributes the quotation.
- The problem is the footnotes, which are gigantic.
- The footnote is adequate at the end of the sentence.
- The sentences in the article relate to the footnote.
- The compromise was to quote the sections in the footnotes.