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footnote

UK
/ˈfʊt.nəʊt/
US
/ˈfʊt.noʊt/

Translations

footnotenoun
footnotes
pl
UK
/ˈfʊt.nəʊt/
US
/ˈfʊt.noʊt/
note de bas de pageTypographie ; note explicative placée au bas de la page.
The author included a footnote to explain the historical context of the event.
L'auteur a ajouté une note de bas de page pour expliquer le contexte historique de l'événement.
Additional translations
appel de noteTypographie ; signe renvoyant à une note en bas de page.
Synonyms
reference
comment
citation
explanatory note
annotation
footnoteverb
footnoted
Past Simple
footnoted
Past Participle
footnoting
Gerund
UK
/ˈfʊtnəʊt/
US
/ˈfʊtnoʊt/
annoterLangage éditorial ; ajouter une note explicative à un texte.
The editor decided to footnote the document to clarify certain points for the readers.
L'éditeur a décidé d'annoter le document pour clarifier certains points pour les lecteurs.
Synonyms
gloss
annotate with a footnote
add a note
append a note
remark
reference
cite
comment
note
annotate
footnoteadjective
UK
/ˈfʊtnəʊt/
US
/ˈfʊtnoʊt/
Used attributively to modify another noun (e.g., 'footnote text').
de bas de pageTypographie ; qui concerne une note placée au bas de page.
The footnote text was set in a smaller font.
Le texte de bas de page était composé dans une police plus petite.
Synonyms
minor
secondary
incidental
peripheral
marginal
subordinate
ancillary
insignificant
negligible
decorative

Definitions

footnotenoun
An ancillary piece of information printed at the bottom of a page, used to provide additional context or reference for something mentioned in the main text.
The author included a footnote to explain the historical context of the event.
A minor or tangential comment or event that is considered less important than the main subject.
The scandal was merely a footnote in the politician's long career.
A symbol (such as an asterisk, dagger, or superscript number) placed in the text to indicate that explanatory information is provided at the bottom of the page.
A small superscript number after the date acts as the footnote guiding readers to the note below.
footnoteverb
To add a footnote or footnotes to a text, providing additional information or references.
The editor decided to footnote the document to clarify certain points for the readers.
footnoteadjective
Appearing at or relating to a footnote, especially printed at the bottom of a page.
The footnote text was set in a smaller font.
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