the symbol ( * ) placed next to a particular word or phrase to make people notice it or to show that more information is given in another place:
I've placed an asterisk next to the tasks I want you to do first. * If you have an asterisk key on your telephone, please press it now.
asterisk verb:
[VN] I've asterisked the tasks I want you to do first.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for asterisk is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is asterisk a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, asterisk is tagged as noun.
Does asterisk appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — asterisk appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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