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*

* symbol: a star.

Symbol

*

  1. A star.
    • ur a *!
  2. (Internet) Used to replace the sounds /stɑː(ɹ)/ (star) in any word that has this pronunciation or similar.
    • *t
    • *fish
  3. (Internet) Used to replace censor profanities.
    • f**k
    • sh*t

Questions about *

What does * mean?
* means a star.
What part of speech is *?
* is a symbol.

Words near * in the dictionary

  1. (c)rapper
  2. (c)rappers
  3. (s)he
  4. (You)
  5. (You)s
  6. *
  7. *67
  8. *67ed
  9. *67ing
  10. *67s
  11. *69

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Adapted from Wiktionary: * (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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