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Question
Mark: A
single question mark replaces one
character; two question marks replace two characters etc. Question marks can be
used in the middle of words and at the end of words.
Examples:
Title:
Ka?serin
Results:
Works with titles containing the words Kayserin or Kaiserin
are found.
Chapter
Headings: Fre?maurer
Results:
Works with chapter headings containing the words Freimaurer or Freymaurer
are found.
Asterisk:
An
asterisk replaces any number of characters, including zero characters. It can be
used in the middle of a word or at the end of a word.
Examples:
Title:
Kaiser*
Results:
Works with titles containing the words Kaiser, Kaiserin, Kaiserlich,
Kaiserwahl, Kaiser-Carl-Bad are found.
Chapter
headings: Seelen*kunde
Results:
Works with chapter headings containing words like Seelenheilkunde,
Seelenkrankheitskunde, Seelennaturkunde, Seelenzeichenkunde
are found.
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