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| as·ter·isk [ ástərisk ] |
noun (plural as·ter·isks) |
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1. star-shaped symbol: a star-shaped symbol (*) used in printing
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2. asterisk as linguistic symbol: in linguistics, an asterisk used to mark a sound, form, or structure that is believed to have existed but is unrecorded, or that is wrong or ungrammatical
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transitive verb (past and past participle as·ter·isked, present participle as·ter·isk·ing, 3rd person present singular as·ter·isks) |
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mark something with asterisk: to mark a printed or written item with an asterisk, especially to call attention to it
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| [14th century. Via late Latin< Greek asteriskos "little star" < astēr "star"] |
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