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US/ˈfʊt.noʊt/
UK/ˈfʊt.nəʊt/
extra information printed at the foot of a page, usually marked with a small number in the text
In context
The writer explains the old words in footnotes at the bottom of each page.
Please put your sources in footnotes, not in the main text.
In the end, his short career became just a footnote in football history.
Words that go with footnote
verb + noun
- add a footnoteAdd a footnote to explain where the numbers come from.
- see footnoteFor the full list of schools, see footnote 3.
noun + preposition
- footnote toThe event was only a footnote to the bigger story of the war.
adjective + noun
- mere footnoteHis idea was treated as a mere footnote in the report.
- historical footnoteThe old railway line is now just a historical footnote.