Definition of "footnote" in English

noun

1. 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.

   • consult the footnotes for more details

2. (by extension) An event of lesser importance than some larger event to which it is related.

   • a mere footnote in history

3. A qualification to the import of something.

verb

1. To add footnotes to a text.