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asterisk
('/&/st/@/r/I/sk )

noun (n)

  • a star-shaped character * used in printing(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    star
    source: wordnet30
  • The figure of a star, thus, &?;, used in printing and writing as a reference to a passage or note in the margin, to supply the omission of letters or words, or to mark a word or phrase as having a special character.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • mark with an asterisk(verb.change)
    source: wordnet30
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