asterisk has definitions from the field of printing
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[ noun ] (printing) a star-shaped character * used in printing

Synonyms

star

Used in print

(A.L. Kroeber, "Semantic Contribution of Lexicostatistic...)

I was at_least conscious of the distinction in my full Yokuts presentation that awaits publication , in which , in listing ' Two_Stem_Meanings ' , I set_off by asterisks those forms in which n of stem B was * * f of stem A_3 , the unasterisked ones standing_for * * f ; or under ' Four_Stems ' , I set_off by asterisks cases where the combined n of stems * * f was * * f .

I was at_least conscious of the distinction in my full Yokuts presentation that awaits publication , in which , in listing ' Two_Stem_Meanings ' , I set_off by asterisks those forms in which n of stem B was * * f of stem A_3 , the unasterisked ones standing_for * * f ; or under ' Four_Stems ' , I set_off by asterisks cases where the combined n of stems * * f was * * f .

Related terms

character star

2
[ verb ] mark with an asterisk

Synonyms

star

Examples

"Linguists star unacceptable sentences"

Related terms

mark

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