Added 9 October 2026
footnote
/ˈfʊtˌnəʊt/ noun
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about footnote at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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A short piece of text, often numbered, placed at the bottom of a printed page, that adds a comment, citation, reference etc, to a designated part of the main text.
consult the footnotes for more details
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An event of lesser importance than some larger event to which it is related.
a mere footnote in history
- A qualification to the import of something.