as·ter·isk ( s t -r sk )n. A star-shaped figure (*) used chiefly to indicate an omission, a reference to a footnote, or an unattested word, sound, or affix. tr.v. as·ter·isked, as·ter·isk·ing, as·ter·isks To mark with an asterisk. [Middle English, from Late Latin asteriscus, from Greek asteriskos, diminutive of ast  r, star; see ster-3 in Indo-European roots.] |
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