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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary as·ter·isk
ETYMOLOGY Middle English, astarisc, from Late Latin asteriscus, from Greek asteriskos, literally, little star, diminutive of aster-, astēr DATE 14th century : the character * used in printing or writing as a reference mark, as an indication of the omission of letters or words, to denote a hypothetical or unattested linguistic form, or for various arbitrary meanings
transitive verb DATE circa 1733 : to mark with an asterisk : star English Etymology asterisk 1. asterisk (*) Words beginning with an asterisk are not attested in any written source, but they have been reconstructed by etymological analysis, such as Indo-European *ped-, the root of words for "foot" in most of its daughter tongues. 2. late 14c., from L.L. asteriscus, from Gk. asterikos "little star," dim. of aster "star" (see astro-). The meaning "figure used in printing and writing to indicate footnote, omission, etc." first recorded 1610s. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 asterisk as·ter·isk / 5AstErisk / noun the symbol (*) placed next to a particular word or phrase to make people notice it or to show that more information is given in another place 星号(置于词语旁以引起注意或另有注释): I've placed an asterisk next to the tasks I want you to do first. 我在要你首先完成的任务旁边标上了星号。 • as·ter·isk verb : [VN] I've asterisked the tasks I want you to do first. 我在要你首先完成的任务旁边标上了星号。 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged as·ter·isk I. \ˈastəˌrisk, ˈaas-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Late Latin astericus, from Greek asteriskos, literally, little star, diminutive of aster-, astēr star 1. : the character * used in printing as the first in series of the reference marks, to indicate the omission of letters or words, in linguistic works to mark hypothetical forms belonging to a reconstructed ancestral language, and in various arbitrary uses — called also star 2. also as·te·ris·kos \ˌästəˈrēˌskȯs\-es Eastern Church : a star-shaped liturgical utensil used to cover the eucharistic elements lying in a paten and to guard them from contact with the first veil II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : to mark with an asterisk : star |
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