Definitions
1.SymbolSal ammoniac (6 or 8 point).
2.SymbolA star (5 or 6 point).
3.SymbolAlternative form of * * (“encloses an interpretation”)"I can't see anything! – Hold on a second… *turns the light on"
4.SymbolUsed as a multiplication symbol; ×.
5.SymbolUsed as a wildcard to detect zero or more occurrences of the preceding element."The string ab*c matches “ac”, “abc”, “abbc”, “abbbc”, and so on."
6.SymbolComplex or transpose conjugate; conjugate.
Free monoid or Kleene star."In the language defined by AB*A, each string starts with an A, ends with a distinct A, and between them has zero or more Bs."
7.SymbolComplex or transpose conjugate; conjugate.
8.SymbolFree monoid or Kleene star."In the language defined by AB*A, each string starts with an A, ends with a distinct A, and between them has zero or more Bs."
9.SymbolDual space.
10.SymbolSnow (6 point).
11.SymbolUsed to designate a resonance.
12.SymbolA reserved symbol with no set meaning, that needs to be defined by the transcriber. May be used as a letter or as a diacritic.
13.SymbolMarks proper names that would be capitalized in orthography."*ɹɔdʒə *kiŋdənz tounmɑˑks ədæptid tə *frenʃ intouneiʃn"
14.SymbolUsed before a term (such as a word, phrase, or sentence) to show that it is grammatically incorrect, or in some other way ill-formed."English prepositions come before the associated noun: we say She lives in Rome, not *She lives Rome in.; Roots like *bep- were not allowed in Proto-Indo-European.; It is posited that Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰos is the etymon of both Latin nix and English snow.; His theory of the Proto-Slavic *kъniga being ultimately derived from Chinese, via the middle form *kūinig, reflecting ancient routes of cultural influx from the East, has not gained a firm ground in the Slavicist circles in the last century.; PIE *ḱonk- yielded Vedic śaṅk-ate “worries, hesitates”, as well as pre-Germanic *kank-, whence also Gothic hāhan* “to hang”.; Proto-Germanic had three unvoiced fricatives: */f/, */þ/, and */h/.; Proto-Germanic had three unvoiced fricatives, possibly representing *[ɸ], *[θ], and *[x]."
15.SymbolUsed before a term (such as a word, phrase, or sentence) to show that it is grammatically incorrect, or in some other way ill-formed."English prepositions come before the associated noun: we say She lives in Rome, not *She lives Rome in.; Roots like *bep- were not allowed in Proto-Indo-European."
16.SymbolUsed before or after a term to denote that it is only hypothesized and not actually attested.
When used before a term: that the term has been reconstructed by a linguist, on the basis of comparative method or by comparing other reconstructed terms, as the plausible ancestral form of an existing, attested term in one or more languages."It is posited that Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰos is the etymon of both Latin nix and English snow.; His theory of the Proto-Slavic *kъniga being ultimately derived from Chinese, via the middle form *kūinig, reflecting ancient routes of cultural influx from the East, has not gained a firm ground in the Slavicist circles in the last century.; PIE *ḱonk- yielded Vedic śaṅk-ate “worries, hesitates”, as well as pre-Germanic *kank-, whence also Gothic hāhan* “to hang”.; Proto-Germanic had three unvoiced fricatives: */f/, */þ/, and */h/.; Proto-Germanic had three unvoiced fricatives, possibly representing *[ɸ], *[θ], and *[x]."
17.SymbolWhen used before a term: that the term has been reconstructed by a linguist, on the basis of comparative method or by comparing other reconstructed terms, as the plausible ancestral form of an existing, attested term in one or more languages."It is posited that Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰos is the etymon of both Latin nix and English snow.; His theory of the Proto-Slavic *kъniga being ultimately derived from Chinese, via the middle form *kūinig, reflecting ancient routes of cultural influx from the East, has not gained a firm ground in the Slavicist circles in the last century."
18.SymbolWhen used after a term: that the term is actually attested, but not in the specific inflectional form being mentioned (typically the citation form)."PIE *ḱonk- yielded Vedic śaṅk-ate “worries, hesitates”, as well as pre-Germanic *kank-, whence also Gothic hāhan* “to hang”."
19.SymbolWhen used before a symbol representing a phoneme: that the phoneme is reconstructed on the basis of comparative method."Proto-Germanic had three unvoiced fricatives: */f/, */þ/, and */h/."
20.SymbolWhen used before a symbol representing a sound value: that the sound value is hypothesized."Proto-Germanic had three unvoiced fricatives, possibly representing *[ɸ], *[θ], and *[x]."
21.SymbolA pointing mark in Anglican chant, which marks a place in the text where an extra breath should be taken, resulting in a brief pause.
22.Punctuation markUsed to censor sections of obscene or profane words."F**k You!; T*rks, K*rds; wh*te "people""
23.Punctuation markUsed to censor non-offensive words to treat them as insulting or profane."T*rks, K*rds; wh*te "people""
24.Punctuation markUsed in a dictionary or similar work to indicate a cross-reference to another entry.
25.Punctuation markUsed at the beginning of a footnote, especially if it is the only one on the page, and after a word, phrase, or sentence that this footnote relates to.
26.Punctuation markUsed at the beginning of a clarifying statement or disclaimer, especially if it is the only one on the page.
27.Punctuation markUsed to marks a score or statistic that is incomplete, such as the score of a batsman who is (or was) not out.
28.Punctuation markUses especially in computing.
Used as a wildcard to denote zero or more characters."trans*; I'm our of time. / *out"
29.Punctuation markUsed as a wildcard to denote zero or more characters."trans*"
30.Punctuation markUsed to indicate a field of a form that must be filled out.
31.Punctuation markPlaced after a filename to indicate that the file's contents have been modified but not saved.
32.Punctuation markUsed before or after a word to show a correction has been made, chiefly by the same participant."I'm our of time. / *out"
33.Punctuation markUsed before a date to denote that it is a birthdate.
34.Punctuation markUsed to indicate emphasis, see * *.
35.Punctuation markUsed to form a dinkus, * * *, or asterism, ⁂.
36.Symbol(Should we delete this sense?) A star."ur a *!"
37.SymbolUsed to replace the sounds /stɑː(ɹ)/ (star) in any word that has this pronunciation or similar."*t; *fish; *g8"
38.SymbolUsed to replace censor profanities."f**k; sh*t"
39.Symbol(Should we delete this sense?) ＊: A star (also ✶ or ⚹).