asterisk

See also: Asterix

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin asteriscus, from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος (asterískos, “a little star, asterisk, used in manuscripts to mark passages”), diminutive of ἀστήρ (astḗr, “a star”).

Pronunciation

Noun

asterisk (plural asterisks)

  1. Symbol (*).
  2. (sports, US) A blemish in an otherwise outstanding achievement.
    They came into the tournament highly ranked, but with a little bit of an asterisk as their last two wins had been unconvincing.
  3. (biology) Alternate of Asteriscus.

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Typography

Verb

asterisk (third-person singular simple present asterisks, present participle asterisking, simple past and past participle asterisked)

  1. To mark with an asterisk symbol (*)

Further reading

  • asterisk in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • asterisk in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

Danish

Noun

asterisk c (singular definite asterisken, plural indefinite asterisker)

  1. asterisk

Inflection

Swedish

Noun

asterisk c

  1. asterisk

Declension

Declension of asterisk 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative asterisk asterisken asterisker asteriskerna
Genitive asterisks asteriskens asteriskers asteriskernas
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