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Meaning
Noun
●
In Punctuation marks & Symbols:
A small
star
; also (
by extension
), something
resembling
or
shaped
like a
star
.
The star-shaped
symbol
*, which is used in
printing
and
writing
for various
purposes
, including to
refer
a
reader
to a
note
at the bottom of
a
page
or in a
margin
, and to
indicate
the
omission
of
letters
or
words
; a star.
Something
resembling
or
shaped
like an
asterisk
symbol.
The star-shaped
symbol
*, which is used in
printing
and
writing
for various
purposes
, including to
refer
a
reader
to a
note
at the bottom of
a
page
or in a
margin
, and to
indicate
the
omission
of
letters
or
words
; a star.;Something which is of little
importance
or which is
marginal
; a footnote.
●
In American English, Sports, Punctuation marks & Symbols:
A small
star
; also (
by extension
), something
resembling
or
shaped
like a
star
.
The star-shaped
symbol
*, which is used in
printing
and
writing
for various
purposes
, including to
refer
a
reader
to a
note
at the bottom of
a
page
or in a
margin
, and to
indicate
the
omission
of
letters
or
words
; a star.
A
blemish
in an otherwise
outstanding
achievement.
●
In Eastern Orthodoxy & Roman Catholicism:
A small
star
; also (
by extension
), something
resembling
or
shaped
like a
star
.
An
instrument
with
radiating
arms
resembling
a star
which is
placed
over the
diskos
(or
paten
) used during the Eucharist to
prevent
the
veil
covering
the
chalice
and
diskos
from
touching
the
host
on the
diskos
.
Verb
●
In Punctuation marks & Symbols:
To
mark
or
replace
(text, etc.) with an
asterisk
symbol
(*;
noun
sense
1.1); to star.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
asterisk
English
asteriscus
Latin
ἀστερίσκος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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