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Definitions
Noun
1

A character used to signify something other than its literal form, such as the asterisk when used as a wildcard.

See Also
wildcard character variation selector escape character asterisk metacharacters backslash
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Rhyming Words
ter ater ster tter iter uter citer oater later vater gater after oster enter beter tater miter voter deter opter
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