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Word: Asterism
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: from Greek asterismos, from astēr ‘star’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈastərɪz(ə)m
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a prominent pattern or group of stars that is smaller than a constellation.
Short Definition:prominent pattern or group of stars that is smaller than constellation
Definition:
a group of three asterisks (⁂) drawing attention to a piece of text.
Short Definition:group of three asterisks (⁂) drawing attention to piece of text
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