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footnote

foot·note

UK/ˈfʊtˌnəʊt/ US/ˈfʊtˌnoʊt/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

a printed note placed below the text on a printed page

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verb

1.

add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments

  • “The scholar annotated the early edition of a famous novel”
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Origin

From foot + note.

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