Word: Asterisk
How to pronounce: ˈæstərɪsk
Noun
Definitions:
1. A symbol (*) used to mark printed or written text, typically as a reference to an annotation or to stand for omitted matter.
Example sentences: "Scholarly notes are usually signalled by superscript numbers at appropriate points in a text, but such symbols as asterisks and obelisks may be used instead for footnotes."
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Mark (a word or piece of text) with an asterisk.
Example sentences: "He had asterisked the things about the case that still bothered him"
Synonyms:
chain wheel
star
Derivations:
asterisked
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Asterisk in Other Languages...
Spanish: Asterisco
German: Sternchen
French: Astérisque
Italian: Asterisco
Turkish: Yıldız işareti
