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asterisk definition

as·ter·isk (as′tər isk′)

noun

a starlike sign (*) used in printing to indicate footnote references, omissions, etc.

Etymology: LL asteriscus < Gr asteriskos, dim. of astēr, star

transitive verb

to mark with this sign

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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