endnote

noun

end·​note ˈen(d)-ˌnōt How to pronounce endnote (audio)
: a note placed at the end of the text

Examples of endnote in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But only computer science can claim its foundational document hides in the endnotes. Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 4 June 2024 Future economic historians will no doubt find the book useful for its list of sources: the endnotes consist of 66 pages of references in small type, which, at first guess, may include more than 1,000 books and articles. Branko Milanovic, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022 For those among us who feel the need to check foot- and endnotes, that makes for, literally, a real page-turner. Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 22 Feb. 2024 Tobias Becker’s Yesterday weighs in at 241 pages of text with 1,243 endnotes, which averages out to slightly more than five endnotes per page. Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 22 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for endnote 

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Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of endnote was in 1926

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“Endnote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endnote. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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