astérisque

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French

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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astérisque m (plural astérisques)

  1. asterisk (punctuation symbol)

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Norman

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Etymology

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From Late Latin asteriscus, from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος (asterískos, little star, asterisk, used in manuscripts to mark passages), diminutive of ἀστήρ (astḗr, star).

Noun

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astérisque m (plural astérisques)

  1. (Jersey) asterisk (punctuation mark)