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French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin asteriscus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος (asterískos, “a little star, asterisk, used in manuscripts to mark passages”), diminutive of ἀστήρ (astḗr, “a star”); see Latin aster.
Pronunciation
Noun
astérisque m (plural astérisques)
- asterisk (punctuation symbol)
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Norman
Etymology
From Late Latin asteriscus, from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος (asterískos, “little star, asterisk, used in manuscripts to mark passages”), diminutive of ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).
Noun
astérisque m (plural astérisques)
- (Jersey) asterisk (punctuation mark)