Meaning & use
footnote
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A note providing extra information, commentary, or a citation, printed at the bottom of a page and linked to a point in the main text.
See it in a sentence
The historian added a footnote explaining the origin of the unusual term.
Check the footnotes for the sources used in this chapter.
A note on using this word
Also used figuratively to mean a minor, easily overlooked detail, as in 'a footnote in history.'
Another way to use it
2. noun
A minor or easily overlooked detail, especially in a larger story or history.
His brief stint as mayor became just a footnote in a long political career.
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