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footnote

footnote

65 3.0
A note at the bottom of a page that gives extra information or a source
  • noun
  • /ˈfutˌnoʊt/
: nota al pie
  • The footnote at the bottom of the page explained the author's sources in detail.
  • add a footnote
  • see footnote
  • footnote to the table

Now, just one footnote on one of those studies.

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Examples

  • Far from being a historical footnote, Copper Age Europe was a technological and social proving ground.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Well, maybe some footnote in a minor history book.

  • Now, just one footnote on one of those studies.

  • And there is a footnote to that.

  • You may use my name in the footnote or not, as you see fit.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Thank you, Chris, for that footnote.

  • Details about the groupings are found in the footnote to Table 2.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Today, the Scythians are a faded memory, a footnote in the history books of Greece, Iran, India and China.

  • So first I want to read to you the footnote to TS Eliot's The Wasteland.

  • In the book, each chapter includes a footnote that provides additional resources for further reading.

Synonyms

endnote
vsfootnote
  • Specialized
2 3.9

A note at the end of a book or article that gives extra information and shows sources

appears at the page bottom to give extra information or references
comment
vsfootnote
1 1.7

A written note in a text that explains a word or idea

focuses on offering extra information and references for the main text

How Detailed

appendix
18 4.9
supplement
8 4.1
footnote
65 3.0
note
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

footnote singular
footnotes plural

Morphology

footnote = foot + note (transparent) = foot + note

Clear compound of 'foot' (bottom) + 'note' (comment), indicating a note placed at the bottom of a page; meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word footnote comes from foot ('bottom') and note ('short comment'), because it is a short comment placed at the bottom of a page to give extra information.