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foot·note
 footnote
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- pronunciation:
- fUt
not
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a note at the foot of a page or the end of a chapter that provides a comment or reference on the above or foregoing text.
- similar words:
- annotation
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| definition 2: |
a minor or tangential comment, event, or the like, added on to the principal subject.
The incident was a footnote in history. |
| related words: |
comment, gloss, note |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
footnotes, footnoting, footnoted |
| definition 1: |
to add a footnote to, or place a footnote in (a text).
He footnoted his paper thoroughly.- similar words:
- annotate
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| definition 2: |
to refer to or document by a footnote.
You should footnote this quotation. |
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