footnote
noun
an explanatory or documenting note or comment at the bottom of a page, referring to a specific part of the text on the page.
footnoting
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present participleof footnote.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Most Americans probably have a hard time imagining future historians ever footnoting American democracy with beginning and end dates.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2022
Constant footnoting is exhausting — a drag on the festivities and also on the drama.
From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2022
In a 37-minute press conference on September 17, 1987 — the third day of the Bork hearings —Biden only copped to an unintentional footnoting gaffe.
From Fox News ● May 2, 2019
Often compared to an electronic version of the footnoting system used by researchers the world over, hypertext underpins the web, enabling you to jump from one source of information to another.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 13, 2018
Often he defers to their words, footnoting his own advice, even though he obviously thought the same things himself.
From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom
