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The correct spelling is footnote.
How to pronounce footnote
noun
IPA: /ˈfʊtˌnəʊt/
Say it like: Foo-tno-te
The correct spelling is footnote. 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. For example: "consult the footnotes for more details"
Usage Examples
“consult the footnotes for more details”
“a mere footnote in history”
Meanings
noun
- 1.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.
- 2.(by extension) An event of lesser importance than some larger event to which it is related.
- 3.A qualification to the import of something.
verb
- 1.To add footnotes to a text.
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