Word of the day is “asterism.” Defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as: A group or cluster of stars; a constellation. loosely, A star, or anything shaped like one. A group of three asterisks placed thus (â‚) to direct attention to a particular passage. Rarely, a single asterisk (*) so used. Min. (Also in modern […]
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