asterisk

asterisk
noun
  1. a symbol (*) used to mark printed or written text, typically as a reference to an annotation or to stand for omitted matter
    (印刷或书写中用以表示注释或省略的)星号(即 *)
verb
  1. [with obj.][usu. as adj. asterisked]mark (printed or written text) with an asterisk
    加星号于(印刷或书写的文字)
    asterisked entries.
    标有星号的条目。
语源
  1. late Middle English : via late Latin from Greek asteriskos 'small star', diminutive of astēr
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