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Asterism   Listen
noun
Asterism  n.  
1.
(Astron.)
(a)
A constellation. (Obs.)
(b)
A small cluster of stars.
2.
(Printing)
(a)
An asterisk, or mark of reference. (R.)
(b)
Three asterisks to direct attention to a particular passage.
3.
(Crystallog.) An optical property of some crystals which exhibit a star-shaped by reflected light, as star sapphire, or by transmitted light, as some mica.





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