footnote
pronunciation
How to pronounce footnote in British English:
UK [ˈfʊtnəʊt]
How to pronounce footnote in American English:
US [ˈfʊtnoʊt]
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- Noun:
- a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
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- Verb:
- add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments
Word Origin
- footnote (n.)
- also foot-note, 1841, from foot (n.) "lower end of a document" (1660s) + note (n.). So called from its original position at the foot of a page. Also sometimes formerly bottom note. As a verb, from 1864. Related: Footnoted; footnoting.
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Example
- 1. Such deaths are , sadly , not a historical footnote .
- 2. The best that tocqueville got was the occasional reference in a learned footnote .
- 3. In a footnote the regulator also says that there is evidence of similar " schemes " with other countries subject to american sanctions , including libya , myanmar and sudan .
- 4. As a testimony to the difficulty of evaluating the quality of teaching , professor delbanco includes a devastating footnote about student evaluations .
- 5. America 's first black president can leave behind the fear , ever present during the past four years , that his place in history would carry the footnote that he had served only one term .