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In historical linguistics, the asterisk marks words or phrases that are not directly recorded in texts or other media, and that are therefore reconstructed on the basis of other linguistic material by the comparative method. [33] In the following example, the Proto-Germanic word *ainlif is a reconstructed form. *ainlif → endleofan → eleven
Asterisk, Dagger: Footnote ¤ Scarab (non-Unicode name) ('Scarab' is an informal name for the generic currency sign) § Section sign: section symbol, section mark, double-s, 'silcrow' Pilcrow; Semicolon: Colon β Service mark symbol: Trademark symbol / Slash (non-Unicode name) Division sign, Forward Slash: also known as "stroke" / Solidus
A leading asterisk *, in column 1 of a line, denotes the start of an indented bulleted list. The bulleted list can be indented further by prepending other asterisks colon ** or two *** or three **** (etc.), for more indentation, each of which creates a new unordered list .
A dinkus can be used to accentuate a break between subsections of a single overarching section. [5] When an author chooses to use a dinkus to divide a larger section, [6] [7] the intent is to maintain an overall sense of continuity within the overall chapter or section while changing elements of the setting or timeline.
He describes the use of the asterisk and the dagger as: "an asterisk makes a light shine, the obelisk cuts and pierces". [ 11 ] Isidore of Seville (c. 560–636) described the use of the symbol as follows: "The obelus is appended to words or phrases uselessly repeated, or else where the passage involves a false reading, so that, like the arrow ...
An asterisk is a typographic symbol, the glyph * . Asterisk may also refer to: Asterisk (esports), an esports organization; Asterisk (liturgy), a liturgical implement; Asterisk (PBX), a software implementation of a private branch exchange (PBX) "Asterisk" (song), by Orange Range "Asterisk" , a 2012 television episode
The 1949 edition of the IPA handbook indicated that an asterisk * might be prefixed to indicate that a word was a proper name, [50] but this convention was not included in the 1999 Handbook, which notes the contrary use of the asterisk as a placeholder for a sound or feature that does not have a symbol. [51]
asterisk operator ∗: U+2217: May be used for the telephone star key. [2] Star of David: : U+2721 six-pointed black star U+2736 Slavonic asterisk κ³ U+A673 six-pointed star with middle dot/hexagram: π―: U+1F52F Vai full stop κ U+A60E full width asterisk οΌ U+FF0A Six spoke asterisk, various weights π΅πΆπ· πΈπΉπΊ U+1F7B5 to U+ ...