[{"word":"asterism","phonetic":"/ˈastəɹɪzəm/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈastəɹɪzəm/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/asterism-uk.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=89260248","license":{"name":"BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0"}}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"(constellation) An unofficial constellation (small group of stars that forms a visible pattern).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The Big Dipper, Summer Triangle, and Orion's Belt are asterisms."},{"definition":"A rarely used typographical symbol (⁂, three asterisks arranged in a triangle), used to call attention to a passage or to separate subchapters in a book.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals by reflected light (as in a star sapphire) or by transmitted light (as in some mica).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/asterism"]}]