[ˈast(ə)rɪsk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a symbol (*) used in text as a pointer to an annotation or footnote


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Origin:
late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek asteriskos ‘small star’, diminutive of astēr

[ˈast(ə)rɪsk], (Verb)

Definitions:
- mark (a word or piece of text) with an asterisk
(e.g: he had asterisked the things about the case that still bothered him)


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Origin:
late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek asteriskos ‘small star’, diminutive of astēr