Simple Definition of footnote
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: a note with added information that is placed below the text on a printed page
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: someone or something that is remembered or regarded as a minor or unimportant part of an event, work, etc.
Full Definition of footnote
1 : a note of reference, explanation, or comment usually placed below the text on a printed page
2 a : one that is a relatively subordinate or minor part (as of an event, work, or field) <a movement now regarded as a footnote to architectural history> b : commentary 3a
Examples of footnote in a sentence
a movement now regarded as a footnote to history
1607
First Known Use of footnote
1607
Other Printing Terms
epigraph, errata, leader, mechanical, notch, tittle, underscore, widow
Rhymes with footnote
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footnote
Definition of footnote
transitive verb
: to furnish with a footnote : annotate
1864
First Known Use of footnote
1864
Other Printing Terms
epigraph, errata, leader, mechanical, notch, tittle, underscore, widow
FOOTNOTE Defined for Kids
footnote
playDefinition of footnote for Students
: a note at the bottom of a page
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