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
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Noun
a movement now regarded as a footnote to history
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Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
There were a lot of media outlets that ran retrospectives of his career on television, and to be mentioned in some of those, even as a very small footnote in that legacy, felt cool.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
Timothy Snyder, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011
But, no, weirdly enough, the ‘80s aspect of this movie was less about referencing or footnoting things than getting the story right for me.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2024
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Noun
Audiences had watched Wanda lose the love of her life in Avengers: Infinity War, but Vision's death was little more than a footnote in that film.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
There were a lot of media outlets that ran retrospectives of his career on television, and to be mentioned in some of those, even as a very small footnote in that legacy, felt cool.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
Verb
The research of others, although abundantly and generously cited, too often seems to footnote Pinker's own prior assumptions.
—Timothy Snyder, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011
But, no, weirdly enough, the ‘80s aspect of this movie was less about referencing or footnoting things than getting the story right for me.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2024
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“Footnote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/footnote. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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