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footnote
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | note at bottom of document |
| Synonyms: | afterthought, explanation, reference |
| Antonyms: | header |
| Main Entry: | annotation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | explanatory note |
| Synonyms: | comment, commentary, definition, elucidation, exegesis, explanation, explication, footnote, gloss, glossary, illustration, interpretation, note, observation |
| Antonyms: | blank |
| Main Entry: | comment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | statement of opinion; explanation |
| Synonyms: | animadversion, annotation, backtalk, buzz*, comeback*, commentary, crack*, criticism, dictum, discussion, editorial, elucidation, exposition, footnote, gloss, hearsay, illustration, input, judgment, mention, mouthful, note, obiter, observation, opinion, remark, report, review, two cents' worth, wisecrack |
| Antonyms: | quiet, silence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | digression |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | deviation; straying |
| Synonyms: | apostrophe, aside, deflection, departure, detour, difference, discursion, divagation, divergence, diversion, drifting, episode, excursion, excursus, footnote, incident, note, obiter dictum, parenthesis, rambling, variation, wandering |
| Antonyms: | directness, straightness |
| Main Entry: | gloss |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | definition |
| Synonyms: | annotation, comment, commentary, elucidation, explanation, footnote, interpretation, note, translation |
| Antonyms: | misinformation |
| Main Entry: | mention |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | referral, observation |
| Synonyms: | acknowledgment, allusion, citation, comment, footnote, indication, naming, note, notice, notification, recognition, reference, remark, specifying, tribute, utterance |
| Antonyms: | quiet, silence |
| Main Entry: | postscript |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | supplement |
| Synonyms: | appendage, appendix, attachment, footnote, rider, sequel |
| Main Entry: | irrelevancy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | digression |
| Synonyms: | apostrophe, aside, deflection, departure, detour, deviation, difference, discursion, divagation, divergence, divergency, diversion, drifting, episode, excursion, excursus, footnote, incident, note, obiter dictum, parenthesis, rambling, tangent, variation, wandering |
| Main Entry: | obiter dictum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | comment |
| Synonyms: | animadversion, annotation, backtalk, buzz*, comeback*, commentary, crack*, criticism, dictum, discussion, editorial, elucidation, exposition, footnote, gloss, hearsay, illustration, input, judgment, mention, mouthful, note, obiter, observation, opinion, remark, report, review, two cents' worth, wisecrack |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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