ASTERISK

asterisk. Asterisk, n. the mark (*) in printing or writing

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As″ter‐isk (�), n. [[L. asteriscus, Gr. �, dim. of αστἤρ star. See Aster.]] 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.