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asterisk

1. as.ter.isk \'as-t*-.risk\ n [LL asteriscus, fr. Gk asteriskos, lit., 
   little star, dim. of as]ter-, aste-r : the character * used in printing or 
   writing as a reference mark or an in dication of the omission of letters or 
   words
2. asterisk vt : to mark with an asterisk : STAR