footnotes

Meanings

• noun

  Notes or explanations that are placed at the bottom of a printed page, typically providing additional information or clarification.

  - "The footnotes in this text provide valuable background information on the historical context."
  - "Readers can refer to the footnotes for more detailed explanations of complex concepts."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with footnotes
notes , otes , motes

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Variants

List of all variants of footnotes that leads to same result
footnote , footnoted , footnotes , footnoting

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

From the Old French word 'pie' meaning foot and the Latin word 'nota' meaning mark or note.

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Trivia

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1. Footnotes were first used in legal documents in the 15th century.

2. The longest footnote in history was written by English author E.V. Lucas and spanned 80 pages.

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Related Concepts

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1. Endnotes: Footnotes that are placed at the end of a document or chapter instead of at the bottom of each page.

2. Marginalia: Notes or annotations written in the margins of a book or document.

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Culture

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Footnotes have been used in scholarly and academic writing for centuries to provide additional context, clarify references, and offer insights into the sources used in a text.

How to Memorize "footnotes"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a page with text and footnotes at the bottom.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the term with the idea of additional information or clarification.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym FACTS: Footnotes Are Clarifying Tools for Scholars.

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