footnote.
A short piece of text, often numbered, placed at the bottom of a printed page, that adds a comment, citation, reference etc, to a designated part of the main text.
Meaning & usage
A short piece of text, often numbered, placed at the bottom of a printed page, that adds a comment, citation, reference etc, to a designated part of the main text.
consult the footnotes for more details
An event of lesser importance than some larger event to which it is related.
a mere footnote in history
A qualification to the import of something.
Where this word comes from
From foot + note.
To add footnotes to a text.
Where this word comes from
From foot + note.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.