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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

각주

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gakju

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Footnote/ˈfʊt.noʊt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"저자는 페이지 아래에 각주를 달아 출처를 밝혔습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An explanatory or documentary note placed at the bottom of a page below the main text.

    "The author added a footnote to clarify the historical context of the quote."
  2. 2

    A minor or secondary circumstance or event in history or a narrative.

    "His brief appearance in the campaign became a mere footnote in the biography."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the English words 'foot' (referring to the bottom of a page) and 'note', appearing in print in the late 18th century. It replaced earlier Latinate terms like 'marginal note' to describe supplementary information placed at the bottom of a printed or written page.

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