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Webster 1913 Edition
Asterisk
As′ter-isk
,Noun.
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.
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)
- Symbol (*).
- (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.
- (biology) Alternate of Asteriscus.
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Typography
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Translations
symbol used to highlight words or sentences
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Verb
asterisk (third-person singular simple present asterisks, present participle asterisking, simple past and past participle asterisked)
- To mark with an asterisk symbol (*)
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Danish
Noun
asterisk c (singular definite asterisken, plural indefinite asterisker)
Inflection
Inflection of asterisk
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | asterisk | asterisken | asterisker | asteriskerne |
| genitive | asterisks | asteriskens | asteriskers | asteriskernes |
Swedish
Noun
asterisk c
Declension
| Inflection of asterisk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | asterisk | asterisken | asterisker | asteriskerna |
| Genitive | asterisks | asteriskens | asteriskers | asteriskernas |