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Webster 1913 Edition


Asterisk

As′ter-isk

,
Noun.
[L.
asteriscus
, Gr. [GREEK], dim. of
ἀστήρ
star. See
Aster
.]
The figure of a star, thus, [GREEK], 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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Asterisk

AS'TERISK

,
Noun.
[Gr. a little star, from a star.]
The figure of a star thus, *, used in printing and writing as a reference to a passage or note in the margin, or to fill the space when a name is omitted.

Definition 2024


asterisk

asterisk

See also: Asterix

English

Alternative forms

Noun

asterisk (plural asterisks)

  1. Symbol (*).
  2. (sports, US) 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. (biology) Alternate of Asteriscus.

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Typography

Translations

Verb

asterisk (third-person singular simple present asterisks, present participle asterisking, simple past and past participle asterisked)

  1. To mark with an asterisk symbol (*)

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Anagrams


Danish

Noun

asterisk c (singular definite asterisken, plural indefinite asterisker)

  1. asterisk

Inflection


Swedish

Noun

asterisk c

  1. asterisk

Declension

Inflection of asterisk 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative asterisk asterisken asterisker asteriskerna
Genitive asterisks asteriskens asteriskers asteriskernas