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as⋅ter⋅isk
[as-tuh-risk] 
tə
–noun
| 1. | a small starlike symbol (*), used in writing and printing as a reference mark or to indicate omission, doubtful matter, etc. |
| 2. | Linguistics. the figure of a star (*) used to mark utterance that would be considered ungrammatical or otherwise unacceptable by native speakers of a language, as in * I enjoy to ski. |
| 3. | Historical Linguistics. the figure of a star (*) used to mark a hypothetical or reconstructed form that is not attested in a text or inscription. |
| 4. | something in the shape of a star or asterisk. |
–verb (used with object)
| 5. | to mark with an asterisk. |
rPronunciation note:
While asterisk is usually said as [as-tuh-risk] , with the final syllable preceding the [k], a metathesized pronunciation is also heard, in which the [s] and [k] change places producing [as-tuh-riks]. This pronunciation, resulting in part from analogy with plural forms like kicks and sticks, can sometimes lead to a false analysis of [as-tuh-riks] as a plural pronunciation, with a corresponding singular [as-tuh-rik]. The metathesized pronunciation, although occasionally heard among educated speakers, is usually considered nonstandard, as is the pronunciation with no [s] in the final syllable.
While asterisk is usually said as
[as-tuh-risk] , with the final syllable preceding the [k], a metathesized pronunciation is also heard, in which the [s] and [k] change places producing [as-tuh-riks]. This pronunciation, resulting in part from analogy with plural forms like kicks and sticks, can sometimes lead to a false analysis of [as-tuh-riks] as a plural pronunciation, with a corresponding singular [as-tuh-rik]. The metathesized pronunciation, although occasionally heard among educated speakers, is usually considered nonstandard, as is the pronunciation with no [s] in the final syllable.
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| as·ter·isk (ās'tə-rĭsk') 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 astēr, star; see ster-3 in Indo-European roots.] |
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Asterisk
As"ter*isk\, n. [L. asteriscus, Gr. ?, dim. of 'asth`r star. See Aster.] 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : asterisk
Spanish:
asterisco,
German:
das Sternchen,
Japanese:
星印
asterisk
1382, from L.L. asteriscus, from Gk. asterikos "little star," dim. of aster "star" (see star). The meaning "figure used in printing and writing to indicate footnote, omission, etc." first recorded 1612.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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asterisk character
"*" ASCII code 42. Common names include: star; INTERCAL: splat; ITU-T: asterisk. Rare: wild card; gear; dingle; mult; spider; aster; times; twinkle; glob; Nathan Hale.
Commonly used as the multiplication operator and as the Kleene star. Often doubled, as in "x**2", to mean "to the power". In C and related languages, asterisk is used as the dereference operator, "*p" meaning "the thing pointed to by p".
(2006-09-10)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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