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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
asterism /ˈastərɪz(ə)m/

▶noun

1 Astronomy a prominent pattern or group of stars that is smaller than a constellation.

2 a group of three asterisks (⁂) drawing attention to following text.

– origin C16: from Gk asterismos, from astēr ‘star’.

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