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footnotes

[foot-noht] Origin

foot·note

[foot-noht] noun, verb, -not·ed, -not·ing.
noun
1.
an explanatory or documenting note or comment at the bottom of a page, referring to a specific part of the text on the page.
2.
a minor or tangential comment or event added or subordinated to a main statement or more important event.
verb (used with object)
3.
to add a footnote or footnotes to (a text, statement, etc.); annotate: to footnote a dissertation.

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Footnotes is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

Origin:
1835–45; foot + note
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footnote
1841, from foot + note.
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