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asterisk noun

  /ˈæst(ə)ˌɹɪks/ , /ˈæstəɹɪsk/ , /ˈæstəˌɹɪsk/ , /ˈæstɹɪsk/
  • Something resembling or shaped like an asterisk symbol.
 звёздочка, астери́ск
  • (dated) A small star; also (by extension) , something resembling or shaped like a star.
 звёздочка
  • (Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism) An instrument with radiating arms resembling a star which is placed over the diskos (or paten) used during the Eucharist to prevent the veil covering the chalice and diskos from touching the host on the diskos.
 звезди́ца
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