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Noun: footnote  'fût`nowt
  1. A printed note placed below the text on a printed page
    - footer
Verb: footnote  'fût`nowt
  1. Add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments
    - annotate

Derived forms: footnoted, footnotes, footnoting

Type of: annotation, compose, indite [archaic], notation, note, pen, write

Encyclopedia: Footnote