as|ter|isk

as|ter|isk
as|ter|isk «AS tuhr ihsk», noun, verb.
–n.
1. a star-shaped mark used in printing and writing, chiefly to call attention to a footnote or to indicate the omission of words or letters.
2. anything shaped like a star.
–v.t.
to mark with an asterisk; star.
[< Late Latin asteriscus < Greek asterískos (diminutive) < astēr star]

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