Definition of Asterisk

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Asterisk

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.

Related Definitions:

And, As, Character, Figure, Having, In, Margin, Mark, Note, Of, Omission, Or, Passage, Phrase, Printing, Reference, Special, Star, Supply, The, Thus, To, Used, Word, Writing

Asterisk Translations

asterisk in Dutch is sterretje, asterisk
asterisk in German is Stern, Sternchen
asterisk in Hungarian is csillag, csillagocska
asterisk in Italian is stellina
asterisk in Portuguese is asterisco
asterisk in Swedish is asterisk

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