foot·note
ˈfu̇t-ˌnōt 
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
Examples of footnote in a Sentence
Noun
a movement now regarded as a footnote to history
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Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
Late in the spring of 2023, a short footnote in a book brought me to the Anne Spencer House & Garden Museum in Lynchburg, Virginia.
—Latria Graham, AFAR Media, 28 Oct. 2025
Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025
But local taxpayers and municipal bond experts who eyeball millage footnotes for fun are just two of many groups in a better position to address local spending than, say, a professional gambler like Blaise Ingoglia.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2025
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Noun
As a fascinating footnote of history, this obscure what-if offers an important lesson to the present.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
Late in the spring of 2023, a short footnote in a book brought me to the Anne Spencer House & Garden Museum in Lynchburg, Virginia.
—Latria Graham, AFAR Media, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
Sachs, without footnoting his movie in any way, evokes this history and Hujar’s place in it.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025
But local taxpayers and municipal bond experts who eyeball millage footnotes for fun are just two of many groups in a better position to address local spending than, say, a professional gambler like Blaise Ingoglia.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Footnote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/footnote. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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