asterisc

Alternative spelling of asterisk.

Noun

  1. Alternative spelling of asterisk.
    • 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...
    • The Hôtels marked with one asterisc are Restaurants also. Those marked with two asteriscs have Table d'Hôte. - 1869, “Notices Useful to the Foreigner”, in One Week at Venice: Illustrated Guide for Visiting Every Thing...
    • 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...

Forms

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