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 Definitions of Asterisk  [ˈæs tə rɪsk]  

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Definition of 'Asterisk' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) asterisk
a small starlike symbol (*), used in writing and printing as a reference mark or to indicate omission, doubtful matter, etc.

2.  asterisk
this symbol used in linguistics to mark an ungrammatical or otherwise unacceptable utterance.

3. (v.t.) asterisk
to mark with an asterisk.

Etymology:  (1350–1400; ME < L asteriscus < Gk asterískos, dim. of astērstar)

Definition of 'Asterisk' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) asterisk, star
a star-shaped character * used in printing

2. (verb) star, asterisk
mark with an asterisk
"Linguists star unacceptable sentences"


Definition of 'Asterisk' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) asterisk
a symbol (*) indicating information in another place


Definition of 'Asterisk' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) 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


Translation of 'Asterisk' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a star-shaped mark (*) used in printing to draw attention to a note etc.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: asterisk, sterretjie Arabic flag Arabic: نَجْمَه (عَلامَة فِي الطّ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: звездичка
Brazilian flag Brazilian: asterisco Czech flag Czech: hvězdička German flag German: das Sternchen
Danish flag Danish: stjerne Greek flag Greek: αστερίσκος Spanish flag Spanish: asterisco
Estonian flag Estonian: tärn Farsi flag Farsi: نشان ستاره در چاپ Finnish flag Finnish: asteriski
French flag French: astérisque Hebrew flag Hebrew: כּוֹכָבִית Hindi flag Hindi: तारा चिह्न
Croatian flag Croatian: zvjezdica Hungarian flag Hungarian: csillag Indonesian flag Indonesian: tanda bintang
Icelandic flag Icelandic: stjörnumerki Italian flag Italian: asterisco Japanese flag Japanese: 星印
Korean flag Korean: 별표 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: žvaigždutė Latvian flag Latvian: zvaigznīte
Malay flag Malay: tanda berbentuk bintang Dutch flag Dutch: asterisk Norwegian flag Norwegian: stjerne
Polish flag Polish: gwiazdka Persian flag Persian: نشان ستاره در چاپ Pashto flag Pashto: د ستوری نښه په چاپ کی
Portuguese flag Portuguese: asterisco Romanian flag Romanian: asterisc Russian flag Russian: звёздочка
Slovak flag Slovak: hviezdička Slovenian flag Slovenian: zvezdica Serbian flag Serbian: zvezdica
Swedish flag Swedish: asterisk Thai flag Thai: เครื่องหมายดอกจัน ( * ) Turkish flag Turkish: yıldız işareti
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 星號 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: знак зірочки Urdu flag Urdu: ستارہ ، نجمہ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: dấu * Chinese flag Chinese: 星号

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