footnote

¹foot·note

noun \-ˌnōt\

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

1. a movement now regarded as a footnote to history

First Known Use of FOOTNOTE

1607

Other Printing Terms

epigraph, errata, leader, mechanical, notch, tittle, underscore, widow

Rhymes with FOOTNOTE

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²footnote

transitive verb

Definition of FOOTNOTE

: to furnish with a footnote : annotate

First Known Use of FOOTNOTE

1864

Other Printing Terms

epigraph, errata, leader, mechanical, notch, tittle, underscore, widow