asterisc

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English

Noun

asterisc (plural asteriscs)

  1. (chiefly archaic) Alternative spelling of asterisk
    • , volume I, London: Henry G Bohn, , →OCLC, page 163:
      There is no punctuation, but three signs are used, namely, 1st, the asterisc (※); 2nd, the obelus (—:); and 3rd, the two dots (:). The asteriscs indicate the words of the Hebrew text, not admitted by the Seventy into their Greek version, which words are included between the asterisc and the two dots; […]
      Used to refer to a different symbol.]
    • 1869, “Notices Useful to the Foreigner”, in One Week at Venice: Illustrated Guide for Visiting Every Thing Worthy of Consideration, Venice: Colombo Coen’s New Library, , →OCLC, page 128:
      The Hôtels marked with one asterisc are Restaurants also. Those marked with two asteriscs have Table d'Hôte.
    • 2012, Úrsula Flores-Perez, Manuel Rodriguez-Concepcion, “Carotenoids”, in Andrew Salter, Helen Wiseman, Gregory Tucker, editors, Phytonutrients, Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell, →ISBN, figure 3.2 caption, page 94:
      Data were collected from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Nutrition Coordination Center (NCC) Carotenoid Database (Holden et al., 1999) and correspond to raw foods unless indicated with an asterisc (cooked) or two asteriscs (canned).

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin asteriscus, from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος (asterískos).

Pronunciation

Noun

asterisc m (plural asteriscs or asteriscos)

  1. asterisk (the symbol *)

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French astérisque.

Noun

asterisc n (plural asteriscuri)

  1. asterisk

Declension

Declension of asterisc
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) asterisc asteriscul (niște) asteriscuri asteriscurile
genitive/dative (unui) asterisc asteriscului (unor) asteriscuri asteriscurilor
vocative asteriscule asteriscurilor
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