side note
noun
an explanatory or documenting comment placed in the side margin of a text.
side notes
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pluralof side note.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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We focused on some of my book favorites and went a little deeper, including extras and side notes that didn't make the cut in the headnotes due to space.
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2025
This is not contested by scientists on either side, notes James T. Moodey, who owned a Weights and Measures gas-physics test and repair facility.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 26, 2023
Stifled competition and bullied employees were side notes.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 29, 2020
All of these side notes help to explain how the death penalty is just so incredibly arbitrary in the way that it is imposed, in the way that it is meted out.
From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2020
Often I made side notes to myself about this.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
