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See also: ✱, ᚕ, ٭, 𐠂, 𐠀, ★, ✶, ✴, ꙳, ᕯ, and ⁂
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Translingual

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Symbol

* (English symbol name asterisk)Category:Translingual lemmas#*Category:Translingual symbols#*Category:Translingual terms with non-redundant manual script codes#*Category:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#*Category:Pages with entries#*Category:Pages with 3 entries#*Category:Pages with raw sortkeys#*

  1. (alchemyCategory:mul:Alchemy#*) Sal ammoniac (6 or 8 point).
  2. (astronomyCategory:mul:Astronomy#*) A star (5 or 6 point).
  3. (Internet slangCategory:Translingual internet slang#*) Alternative form of * * (“encloses an interpretation”)
    I can't see anything! – Hold on a second… *turns the light onCategory:English terms with usage examples#*
  4. (computingCategory:mul:Computing#*) Used as a multiplication symbol; ×.
  5. (regular expressionsCategory:mul:Regular expressions#*) Used as a wildcard to detect zero or more occurrences of the preceding element.
    The string ab*c matches “ac”, “abc”, “abbc”, “abbbc”, and so on.Category:English terms with usage examples#*
  6. (mathematicsCategory:mul:Mathematics#*)
    1. (algebraCategory:mul:Algebra#*) Complex or transpose conjugate; conjugate.
    2. (algebraCategory:mul:Algebra#*, computer scienceCategory:mul:Computer science#*) Free monoid or Kleene star.
      In the language defined by AB*A, each string starts with an A, ends with a distinct A, and between them has zero or more Bs.Category:English terms with usage examples#*
    3. (linear algebraCategory:mul:Linear algebra#*, functional analysisCategory:mul:Functional analysis#*) Dual space.
  7. (meteorologyCategory:mul:Meteorology#*) Snow (6 point).
  8. (particle physicsCategory:mul:Particle physics#*) Used to designate a resonance.
  9. (IPACategory:IPA symbols#*) A reserved symbol with no set meaning, that needs to be defined by the transcriber. May be used as a letter or as a diacritic.
  10. (IPACategory:IPA symbols#*, datedCategory:Translingual dated terms#*) Marks proper names that would be capitalized in orthography.
    *ɹɔdʒə *kiŋdənz tounmɑˑks ədæptid tə *frenʃ intouneiʃn
    Rodger Kindon's tone-marks adapted to French intonation
    Category:English terms with usage examples#*
  11. (linguisticsCategory:mul:Linguistics#*)
    2. (descriptive linguisticsCategory:mul:Linguistics#*) Used before a term (such as a word, phrase, or sentence) to show that it is grammatically incorrect, or in some other way ill-formed.
      Coordinate term: **
      English prepositions come before the associated noun: we say She lives in Rome, not *She lives Rome in.
      Category:English terms with usage examples#*
      Roots like *bep- were not allowed in Proto-Indo-European.
      Category:English terms with usage examples#*
    3. (historicalCategory:Translingual terms with historical senses#* linguisticsCategory:mul:Linguistics#*) Used before or after a term to denote that it is only hypothesized and not actually attested.
      2. When used before a term: that the term has been reconstructed by a linguist, on the basis of comparative method or by comparing other reconstructed terms, as the plausible ancestral form of an existing, attested term in one or more languages.
        Coordinate term: **
        It is posited that Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰos is the etymon of both Latin nix and English snow.
        Category:English terms with usage examples#*
        His theory of the Proto-Slavic *kъniga being ultimately derived from Chinese, via the middle form *kūinig, reflecting ancient routes of cultural influx from the East, has not gained a firm ground in the Slavicist circles in the last century.
        Category:English terms with usage examples#*
      3. When used after a term: that the term is actually attested, but not in the specific inflectional form being mentioned (typically the citation form).
        PIE *ḱonk- yielded Vedic śaṅk-ate “worries, hesitates”, as well as pre-Germanic *kank-, whence also Gothic hāhan* “to hang”.Category:English terms with usage examples#*
      4. When used before a symbol representing a phoneme: that the phoneme is reconstructed on the basis of comparative method.
        Proto-Germanic had three unvoiced fricatives: */f/, */þ/, and */h/.Category:English terms with usage examples#*
      5. When used before a symbol representing a sound value: that the sound value is hypothesized.
        Proto-Germanic had three unvoiced fricatives, possibly representing *[ɸ], *[θ], and *[x].Category:English terms with usage examples#*
  12. (musicCategory:mul:Music#*) A pointing mark in Anglican chant, which marks a place in the text where an extra breath should be taken, resulting in a brief pause.
    Coordinate terms: |, ', :, ⋅, —, ‖, †

Synonyms

  • (multiplication symbol): ×, x, ·

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “multiplication symbol”): :, /, ÷

Coordinate terms

  • (multiplication symbol): +, -, /, %, ^, **

Derived terms

  • * * (encloses text for emphasis)
  • (astronomy): V*, Cl*
  • (multiplication symbol): **
  • (wildcard): *.*
  • (linguistics): **

Punctuation mark

*Category:Translingual lemmas#*Category:Translingual punctuation marks#*Category:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#*Category:Pages with entries#*Category:Pages with 3 entries#*Category:Pages with raw sortkeys#*

  1. Used to censor sections of obscene or profane words.
    1. (Internet slangCategory:Translingual internet slang#*) Used to censor non-offensive words to treat them as insulting or profane.
  2. Used in a dictionary or similar work to indicate a cross-reference to another entry.
  3. Used at the beginning of a footnote, especially if it is the only one on the page, and after a word, phrase, or sentence that this footnote relates to.
  4. (by extension) Used at the beginning of a clarifying statement or disclaimer, especially if it is the only one on the page.
    • 2022 August 5, “Monkeypox 2022 U.S. Map & Case Count”, in [United States] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‎, archived from the original on 5 August 2022:
      Total confirmed monkeypox/orthopoxvirus cases: 7,102
      *One Florida case is listed here but included in the United Kingdom case counts because the individual was tested while in the UK.
      Category:English terms with quotations#*
  5. (cricketCategory:mul:Cricket#*) Used to marks a score or statistic that is incomplete, such as the score of a batsman who is (or was) not out.
  6. (chiefly computingCategory:mul:Computing#*) Uses especially in computing.
    1. Used as a wildcard to denote zero or more characters.
      trans* ― transgender or transsexualCategory:English terms with collocations#*
    2. (InternetCategory:mul:Internet#*) Used to indicate a field of a form that must be filled out.
    3. (softwareCategory:mul:Software#*) Placed after a filename to indicate that the file's contents have been modified but not saved.
    4. (Internet slangCategory:Translingual internet slang#*) Used before or after a word to show a correction has been made, chiefly by the same participant.
  7. (genealogyCategory:mul:Genealogy#*) Used before a date to denote that it is a birthdate.
  8. Used to indicate emphasis, see * *.
  9. Used to form a dinkus, * * *, or asterism, ⁂.

Usage notes

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “genealogy”): † / ✝ / + (French)

Coordinate terms

  • (beginning a footnote): †, ‡, **, [numbers]
  • (as wildcard): ?
  • (genealogy): ⚭ / ✕, ⚮, ⚵ (German)
  • (grammatically incorrect): ?
Category:IPA symbols#*

English

Symbol

*Category:English lemmas#*Category:English symbols#*Category:English entries with incorrect language header#*Category:Pages with entries#*Category:Pages with 3 entries#*Category:Pages with raw sortkeys#*

  1. (Should we delete(+) this sense?)Category:Requests for deletion in English entries#* (text messagingCategory:English text messaging slang#*) Star.
    ur a *! ― You’re a star!Category:English terms with usage examples#*
  2. (text messagingCategory:English text messaging slang#*) Used to replace the sounds /stɑː(ɹ)/ (star) in any word that has this pronunciation or similar.
    *t ― startCategory:English terms with collocations#*
    *fish ― starfishCategory:English terms with collocations#*
    *g8 ― stargateCategory:English terms with collocations#*
  3. (text messagingCategory:English text messaging slang#*) Used to replace censor profanities.
    f**k ― fuckCategory:English terms with collocations#*
    sh*t ― shitCategory:English terms with collocations#*
  4. (Should we delete(+) this sense?)Category:Requests for deletion in English entries#* (astronomyCategory:en:Astronomy#*) ＊: A star (also ✶ or ⚹).

German

Symbol

*Category:German lemmas#*Category:German symbols#*Category:German entries with incorrect language header#*Category:Pages with entries#*Category:Pages with 3 entries#*Category:Pages with raw sortkeys#*

  1. (nonstandardCategory:German nonstandard terms#*) the Gendersternchen; Used to separate multiple gendered inflections in gender-neutral writing.
    Freund*innen; ein*e Beamt*er*in; Witwe*r
    friends (of any gender); an officer (of any gender); widow(er) (of any gender)
    Category:German terms with usage examples#*
    • 2020 February 23, Alexander Diehl, “Hamburger Küche: Aal kann – muss aber nicht”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎, →ISSN:
      Aber genauer besehen sind sie in Hamburg ja Lutheraner*innen, und Luther war das Leibliche so fern nun wieder nicht.
      But on closer inspection, those in Hamburg are in fact Lutherans [of all genders], and the bodily was not so distant from Luther after all.
      Category:German terms with quotations#*

Usage notes

  • In speech either expanded (Spieler*in → Spieler oder Spielerin), or realized with a glottal stop /ˈʃpiːləʁʔɪn/.
  • Issues can arise with some forms, compare:
    • Freunde m pl, Freundinnen f pl → Freund*innen, where the e of the masculine term is dropped and it's not Freunde*innen
    • Arzt m, Ärztin f → Ärzt*in, where the umlaut-less A is not present
    • ein Abgeordneter m, eine Abgeordnete f → ein*e Abgeordnete*r, where the feminine-like ein*e occurs together with the masculine-like Abgeordnete*r

Synonyms

  • : (as in Freund:innen; nonstandard, rare)
  • _ (as in Freund_innen; nonstandard)
  • / (as in Freund/innen; nonstandard, proscribed)
  • /- (as in Mitarbeiter/-innen)
  • () (as in Mitarbeiter(innen))
  • (m/w/d) (as in Mitarbeiter (m/w/d))
  • capital I in -in (“feminine suffix”) (as in FreundInnen; nonstandard, proscribed)

"gender-neutral", but binary only:

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