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Annotation

A note, added by way of comment, or explanation; -- usually in the plural; as, annotations on ancient authors, or on a word or a passage.

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Acknowledgment 76% connected

The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.

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Citation 76% connected

An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice.

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Cite 76% connected

To call upon officially or authoritatively to appear, as before a court; to summon.

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Credit 76% connected

Reliance on the truth of something said or done; belief; faith; trust; confidence.

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Footnote 76% connected

A note of reference or comment at the foot of a page.

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Mention 76% connected

A speaking or notice of anything, -- usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase to make mention of.

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Postscript 76% connected

A paragraph added to a letter after it is concluded and signed by the writer; an addition made to a book or composition after the main body of the wo…

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Quotation 76% connected

The act of quoting or citing.

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Reference 76% connected

The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance.

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Comment 76% connected

To make remarks, observations, or criticism; especially, to write notes on the works of an author, with a view to illustrate his meaning, or to expla…

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Commentary 76% connected

A series of comments or annotations; esp., a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of the Scriptures or of some other work.

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Expansion 76% connected

The act of expanding or spreading out; the condition of being expanded; dilation; enlargement.

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Note 74% connected

To butt; to push with the horns.

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Note 74% connected

To butt; to push with the horns.

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Synonym 3

Annotating 92% connected

of Annotate

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Notation 92% connected

The act or practice of recording anything by marks, figures, or characters.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Note 92% connected

To butt; to push with the horns.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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