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foot·note  (ftnt)
n.
1. A note placed at the bottom of a page of a book or manuscript that comments on or cites a reference for a designated part of the text.
2. Something related to but of lesser importance than a larger work or occurrence: a political scandal that was but a footnote to modern history.
tr.v. foot·not·ed, foot·not·ing, foot·notes
To furnish with or comment on in footnotes.

footnote
Noun
a note printed at the bottom of a page
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.footnote - a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
annotation, notation, note - a comment or instruction (usually added); "his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope"
Verb1.footnote - add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments; "The scholar annotated the early edition of a famous novel"
authorship, penning, writing, composition - the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"
indite, pen, write, compose - produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"
Translations
Spanish footnote [ˈfutnəut] nnota (de pie de página)
French footnote [ˈfutnəut] foot nnote f (en bas de page)
German footnote [ˈfutnəut] foot nFußnote f
Italian footnote [ˈfutnəut] nnota (a piè di pagina)

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