Synonyms for
Footnotes
Definition
Notes or references at the bottom of a page in a book or document.
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Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- add footnotes
- include footnotes
- cite in footnotes
- check footnotes
- read the footnotes
- footnotes to the text
- refer to footnotes
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Usage note
Footnotes are typically used to provide supplementary information or citations that are too detailed for the main body of text. They are distinct from endnotes, which appear at the end of a chapter or document.
Example sentences
- I always check the footnotes to learn more about the topic.
- The footnotes in this book are very helpful.
- The author included many footnotes to explain some of the more difficult concepts.
- The professor told us to include footnotes in our research papers.
- The footnotes at the bottom of the page gave more information about the historical period.
Quotes
"I have a photographic memory for footnotes." - Art Buchwald
"I always read the footnotes first, the notes first, the bibliography first, and then I start reading the book." - Steve Martin
"The footnotes in a book are like a road map showing one intellectual journey the author took to reach his conclusion." - David McCullough