footnote
A short piece of text, often numbered, placed at the bottom of a printed page, that…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.
» The footnotes are at the bottom of the page.
Сноски находятся в нижней части страницы.
Meaning
3 sensesA 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.
consult the footnotes for more details
Fußnote
сно́скаsnóska, примеча́ниеprimečánije
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
(broadly)An event of lesser importance than some larger event to which it is related.
a mere footnote in history
Fußnote
A qualification to the import of something.
Examples
12 sentencesThe footnotes are at the bottom of the page.
ruСноски находятся в нижней части страницы.
See the footnote on page 5.
The footnotes are marked with an asterisk.
The event was just a historical footnote.
The event became a mere historical footnote.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From foot + note.From foot + note.
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