What is the meaning of *?
Sal ammoniac (6 or 8 point).
A star (5 or 6 point).
Alternative form of * * (“encloses an interpretation”)
Used as a multiplication symbol; ×.
Used as a wildcard to detect zero or more occurrences of the preceding element.
- Complex or transpose conjugate; conjugate.
- Free monoid or Kleene star.
Complex or transpose conjugate; conjugate.
Snow (6 point).
Used to designate a resonance.
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.
- 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.
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.
Used before or after a term to denote that it is only hypothesized and not actually attested.
- 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 ancestor form of an existing, attested term in one or more languages.
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 ancestor form of an existing, attested term in one or more languages.
When used after a term: that the term is actually attested, but not in its citation form that is being mentioned.
When used before a symbol representing a phoneme: that the phoneme is reconstructed on the basis of comparative method.
When used before a symbol representing a sound value: that the sound value is hypothesized.
Used to censor sections of obscene or profane words.
Used to censor non-offensive words to treat them as insulting or profane.
Used in a dictionary or similar work to indicate a cross-reference to another entry.
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.
Used at the beginning of a clarifying statement or disclaimer, especially if it is the only one on the page.
Used to marks a score or statistic that is incomplete, such as the score of a batsman who is (or was) not out.
Uses especially in computing.
- Used as a wildcard to denote zero or more characters.
Used as a wildcard to denote zero or more characters.
Used to indicate a field of a form that must be filled out.
Used before or after a word to show a correction has been made, chiefly by the same participant.
Used before a date to denote that it is a birthdate.
Used to indicate emphasis, see * *.
Used to form a dinkus, * * *, or asterism, ⁂.
Used to replace the sounds /stɑː(ɹ)/ (star) in any word that has this pronunciation or similar.
the Gendersternchen; Used to separate multiple gendered inflections in gender-neutral writing.
Source: wiktionary.org
- Used as a wildcard to denote zero or more characters.
- 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 ancestor form of an existing, attested term in one or more languages.
- 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.
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