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A small item at the bottom (foot) of the page that either supplies a brief bit of relevant information or gives reference to some fact referred to in the current work1. The fact or feature that the footnote refers to is indicated by either a number (most common) or lettera as close to the point or relevance in the work as possible.



1. Sir Walter Scott is famous for making footnotes within the body of his novels. A practice that is ordinarily frowned upon.
a Using letters for footnote markers is more commonly found in works dating from the 18th century.

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