footnote

ˈfʊtˌnoʊt

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Definition of footnote - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

text notenote at page bottom providing extra information

The book includes a footnote explaining the term.

annotation

comment

note

minor eventevent or detail of lesser importance

The incident was just a footnote in history.

afterthought

triviality

Verb

tr.

text editingadd footnotes to a text

The editor decided to footnote the entire chapter.

annotate

comment

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Expressions with footnote

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footnote in history

small, unimportant person or event, barely noted in past accounts

In the war story, he became only a footnote in history.

footnote to a story

minor detail or event in a larger narrative

The scandal was just a footnote to a story of his political career.

Origin of footnote

Old English, fot (foot) + not (mark)

Terms with footnote included in their meaning

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dagger

typography

mark text using a small cross-shaped footnote symbol

catchmark

writing

mark indicating a footnote in a manuscript

double dagger

typography

typographical sign ‡ indicating a footnote or reference

Examples of footnote in a sentence

Readers appreciated the detailed footnote on page 12.
The discovery became a mere footnote in the report.
His contribution was a footnote in the project's success.
She will footnote the references in the article.
He had to footnote several pages for clarity.

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French:annotation, annoter, ...
German:Fußnote, kommentieren, ...
Italian:annotazione, annotare, ...
Spanish:nota al pie, añadir notas al pie, ...
Portuguese:nota de rodapé, adicionar notas de rodapé, ...
Chinese:脚注, 加脚注, ...
Japanese:脚注, 脚注を付ける, ...
Arabic:حاشية, هَمَّشَ, ...
Hebrew:הֶעָרַת שׁוּלַיִם, לְהוֹסִיף, ...
Russian:сноска, добавлять сноски, ...
Ukrainian:виноска, додавати виноски, ...
Hindi:पाद-टिप्पणी, फुटनोट जोड़ना, ...
Bengali:পাদটীকা, ফুটনোট যোগ করা, ...
Catalan:nota a peu de pàgina, afegir notes a peu de pàgina, ...
Czech:poznámka pod čarou, opatřit poznámkami pod čarou, ...
Danish:fodnote, tilføje fodnoter, ...
Dutch:voetnoot, annoteren, ...
Greek:υποσημείωση, προσθέτω υποσημειώσεις, ...
Hungarian:teszt, lábjegyzetelni, ...
Khmer:កំណត់សម្គាល់ខាងក្រោមទំព័រ, ដាក់កំណត់សម្គាល់ជើងទំព័រ, ...
Korean:각주, 각주를 달다, ...
Persian:پاورقی, پاورقی‌گذاری کرد, ...
Polish:przypis, dodać przypisy, ...
Portuguese (BR):nota de rodapé, comentar, ...
Romanian:notă de subsol, a nota, ...
Swedish:fotnot, fotnotera, ...
Thai:เชิงอรรถ, เพิ่มเชิงอรรถ, ...
Turkish:dipnot, dipnot eklemek, ...
Vietnamese:chú thích chân trang, thêm chú thích, ...

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