Asterisk
WordNet

noun


(1)   A star-shaped character * used in printing

verb


(2)   Mark with an asterisk
"Linguists star unacceptable sentences"
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Etymology


< < , diminutive of ; see aster.

Noun



  1. Symbol (*), used to highlight a particular word or sentence, often to indicate a footnote.
  2. A blemish in an otherwise outstanding achievement.
    They came into the tournament highly ranked, but with a little bit of an asterisk as their last two wins had been unconvincing.
  3. Alternate of Asteriscus.
  4. A wildcard symbol.
 
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