Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for AS'TER-ISM
AS'TER-ISM, n. [Gr. αςερισμος, a little star, from αςηρ, a star.]
- A constellation; a sign in the zodiac. The figures of the twelve asterisms. – As. Researches.
- An asterisk, or mark of reference. [This is less proper.]
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