NLI: Asterisk (*)

Background: NLI, Expressions, Functions
Related: Examples

Description:
The asterisk represents a set of things that satisfy a get-type expression.

Assume db stores the following:
(john like mary during spring)
(john hate mary during summer)
(john like mary during winter)
(john like sue)
(bob like mary)

Examples:
(get * like mary) returns john and bob.
(get john * mary) returns like and hate.
(get john like *) returns mary and sue.
(get john like mary during *) returns spring and winter.

Notes:

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