footnote

CEFRC1

/ˈfʊtˌnəʊt/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A note at the bottom of a page giving extra information.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A qualification to the import of something.

Examples

  • The author explained the historical context in a detailed footnote.

  • The footnote was too small that it went unnoticed by the readers.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈfʊtˌnoʊt/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An event of lesser importance than some larger event to which it is related.

  2. 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.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To add footnotes to a text.

More examples

In context

  • See the footnote on page 5.

  • a mere footnote in history

  • consult the footnotes for more details

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The author added a brief blank at the bottom of the page to explain the technical term.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From foot + note.