Asterisk
Asterisk noun - A star-shaped character (*) used in printing.
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Dagger and asterisk are semantically related. in typographical symbol topic. In some cases you can use "Dagger" instead a noun "Asterisk".
Nearby Word: asterisked
Dagger
Dagger noun - A short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing.
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Nearby Word: daggered
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In The Dagger and the Coin series by Daniel Abraham, the spider cult that that takes over Antea has as its banner a red flag with a white circle with an "eight-fold" symbol (implied to look like an eight-barred asterisk), which would look a lot like a Nazi flag.
Source: Putting on the Reich
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