endnote

noun

end·​note ˈen(d)-ˌnōt How to pronounce endnote (audio)
: a note placed at the end of the text

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An endnote identifies this line from ‘A Condo’ as an allusion to Camus’s ‘The Myth of Sisyphus,’ in which Camus tells us to imagine poor Sisyphus happy. Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025 Hanchett wrote the introductions and endnotes to each chapter, citing official Army Air Forces records and World War II references that place the roughly 200 letters and 100 postcards into a broader historical perspective. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2025 At just over 250 pages minus the endnotes, And Housing for All is impressively comprehensive. Ericka Taylor, NPR, 4 June 2025 With the backing of nearly 100 pages of endnotes, Foscarinis lays out the hard facts: homelessness is a policy failure, not a personal one. Ericka Taylor, NPR, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for endnote

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of endnote was in 1926

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“Endnote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endnote. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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