hypernote

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noun

An annotation on another annotation.

Scrabble 17

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nounhypernote (plural hypernotes)

plural hypernotes

  1. rareAn annotation on another annotation.

    All these citations are generally annexed at the bottom of his page, like notes, which refer again to other notes, and hypernotes, or further quotations, resulting from the former.

    1758, The Monthly Review, or, Literary Journal, volume 19, page 153
  2. InternetrareAn annotation provided in hypertext format.

    In the notes at the end of the book I have therefore included the symbol ☞www☜ to indicate a more extensive note, a hypernote, which can be accessed on the Internet. The site to look for is www.righthandlefthand.com.

    2002, I. C. McManus, Right Hand, Left Hand, page xvii

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APA

hypernote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypernote

MLA

“hypernote.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypernote. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypernote,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypernote.

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