Asterisk
n.
A star-shaped figure used to indicate an omission or a footnote
Synonym
star
graphic symbol
referenceAntonyms
letter
number
Sentences
I put an asterisk by the word pusillanimous and defined it at the bottom of the page so the reader would know the meaning.
An author tends to put asterisk by slang words or high vocabulary words and defines them at the bottom so the reader know s where the word was used and what the word being defined is.
Asterisk