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Asterisk

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Meaning

Noun

In Punctuation marks & Symbols:
  • A small
    ; also (
    ), something
    or
    like a
    .
  • The star-shaped
    *, which is used in
    and
    for various
    , including to
    a
    to a
    a
    or in a
    , and to
    the
    of
    or
    ; a star.
  • Something
    or
    like an
    symbol.
  • The star-shaped
    *, which is used in
    and
    for various
    , including to
    a
    to a
    a
    or in a
    , and to
    the
    of
    or
    ; a star.;Something which is of little
    or which is
    ; a footnote.
  • In American English, Sports, Punctuation marks & Symbols:
  • A small
    ; also (
    ), something
    or
    like a
    .
  • The star-shaped
    *, which is used in
    and
    for various
    , including to
    a
    to a
    a
    or in a
    , and to
    the
    of
    or
    ; a star.
  • A
    in an otherwise
    achievement.
  • In Eastern Orthodoxy & Roman Catholicism:
  • A small
    ; also (
    ), something
    or
    like a
    .
  • An
    with
    which is
    over the
    (or
    ) used during the Eucharist to
    the
    the
    and
    from
    the
    on the
    .
  • Verb

    In Punctuation marks & Symbols:
    To
    or
    (text, etc.) with an
    (*;
    1.1); to star.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    asterisk
    English
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    asteriscus
    Latin
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    ἀστερίσκος
    Ancient Greek (to 1453)
    Sourced from
    Etym
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