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footnote

foot·note
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [foo t-noht]
    • /ˈfʊtˌnoʊt/
    • /ˈfʊt.nəʊt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [foo t-noht]
    • /ˈfʊtˌnoʊt/

Definitions of footnote word

  • noun footnote an explanatory or documenting note or comment at the bottom of a page, referring to a specific part of the text on the page. 1
  • noun footnote a minor or tangential comment or event added or subordinated to a main statement or more important event. 1
  • verb with object footnote to add a footnote or footnotes to (a text, statement, etc.); annotate: to footnote a dissertation. 1
  • noun footnote An ancillary piece of information printed at the bottom of a page. 1
  • noun footnote comment at bottom of page 1
  • noun footnote sth incidental 1

Information block about the term

Origin of footnote

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45; foot + note

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Footnote

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

footnote popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

footnote usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for footnote

noun footnote

  • reference — pointer
  • afterthought — If you do or say something as an afterthought, you do or say it after something else as an addition, perhaps without careful thought.
  • note — a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
  • annotation — Annotation is the activity of annotating something.
  • cross-reference — A cross-reference is a note in a book which tells you that there is relevant or more detailed information in another part of the book.

verb footnote

  • annotate — If you annotate written work or a diagram, you add notes to it, especially in order to explain it.
  • commentate — To commentate means to give a radio or television commentary on an event.

Antonyms for footnote

noun footnote

  • header — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.

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