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Asterisk

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(from Gr. ao-mpco-icos, a little star), the sign* used in typography. The word is also used in its literal meaning in old writers, and as a description of an ornamental form (star-shaped) in one of the utensils in the Greek Church.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Asterisk'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​a/asterisk.html. 1910.
 
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