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Footnote

/fˈʊˌtnoʊt/
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(noun) 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.

See the footnote on page 5.
The footnote was too small that it went unnoticed by the readers.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The author included a Detailed ____ at the bottom of the page to provide more background information.

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