footnote

[ foot-noht ]
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noun
  1. an explanatory or documenting note or comment at the bottom of a page, referring to a specific part of the text on the page.

  2. a minor or tangential comment or event added or subordinated to a main statement or more important event.

verb (used with object),foot·not·ed, foot·not·ing.
  1. to add a footnote or footnotes to (a text, statement, etc.); annotate: to footnote a dissertation.

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Origin of footnote

1
First recorded in 1835–45; foot + note

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British Dictionary definitions for footnote

footnote

/ (ˈfʊtˌnəʊt) /


noun
  1. a note printed at the bottom of a page, to which attention is drawn by means of a reference mark in the body of the text

  2. an additional comment, as to a main statement

verb
  1. (tr) to supply (a page, book, etc) with footnotes

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