foot·note
ˈfu̇t-ˌnōt 
1
: a note of reference, explanation, or comment usually placed below the text on a printed page
2
a
: one that is a relatively subordinate or minor part (as of an event, work, or field)
a movement now regarded as a footnote to architectural history
Examples of footnote in a Sentence
Noun
a movement now regarded as a footnote to history
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Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 11 July 2025
The show might simply have faded into a footnote in television history if not for advances in technology.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
Liana Simstrom, NPR, 22 June 2025
Meaning was no longer handed down from the heavens; it was drafted, debated, and footnoted by men in powdered wigs.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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Noun
The goal was to leave it unreadable until an authority could rule on whether to keep it sealed during the complaint process, according to a footnote in the complaint.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 11 July 2025
The show might simply have faded into a footnote in television history if not for advances in technology.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
Verb
Bass later read through every article footnoted in the fact sheet, all 23 of them.
—Liana Simstrom, NPR, 22 June 2025
Meaning was no longer handed down from the heavens; it was drafted, debated, and footnoted by men in powdered wigs.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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“Footnote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/footnote. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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