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Definition of "asterisk" []

  • A star-shaped figure (*) used chiefly to indicate an omission, a reference to a footnote, or an unattested word, sound, or affix. (noun)
  • To mark with an asterisk. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "asterisk" in a sentence
  • "The "asterisk" is a semi-notorious punctuation mark in baseball history."
  • "Using “Asterix” instead of asterisk is one of the mistakes people make that really annoy me."
  • "The way that the Skype-for-asterisk is constucted you have to tell the PBX admin your skype user-id and password."