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Asterisk
see synonyms of asteriskNoun
Verb
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Asterisk
see synonyms of asterisknoun
1.
a star-shaped character (*) used in printing or writing to indicate a cross-reference to a footnote, an omission, etc
2.
a.
(in historical linguistics) this sign used to indicate an unattested reconstructed form
b.
(in descriptive linguistics) this sign used to indicate that an expression is ungrammatical or in some other way unacceptable
verb
3. (transitive)
to mark with an asterisk
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Asterisk
see synonyms of asterisk noun
1.
a starlike sign (*) used in printing to indicate footnote references, omissions, etc.
verb transitive
2.
to mark with this sign
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Asterisk
see synonyms of asteriskn.
1. A star-shaped figure (*) used chiefly to indicate an omission, a reference to a footnote, or an unattested word, sound, or affix.
2. Mathematics A symbol used to indicate multiplication, as in 2 * 3 = 6.
tr.v. as·ter·isked, as·ter·isk·ing, as·ter·isks
To mark with an asterisk.
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