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(asterisks) An asterisk is the sign *. It is used especially to indicate that there is further information about something in another part of the text. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, astarisc, from Late Latin asteriscus, from Greek ~os, literally, little star, diminutive of aster-, aster 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 • ~less adjective II. transitive verb Date: circa 1733 to mark with an ~ ; star ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. a symbol (*) used in printing and writing to mark words etc. for reference, to stand for omitted matter, etc. --v.tr. mark with an asterisk. Etymology: ME f. LL asteriscus f. Gk asteriskos dimin. (as ASTER) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- 14c., from L.L. asteriscus, from Gk. asterikos "little star," dim. of aster "star." The meaning "figure used in printing and writing to indicate footnote, omission, etc." first recorded 1612. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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