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asterisk
noun
- 1a. A star-shaped symbol (*) used in printing and writing: to mark a cross-reference to a footnote, an omission, etc;
1b. linguistics.
- To indicate that the form of the word that follows it is unattested;
- To indicate that what follows is in some way unacceptable.
- asterisked, asterisking
1. To mark with an asterisk.
