About The Word Asper
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Asper
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What's The Definition Of Asper?
[n] 20 aspers equal 1 kuru
Synonyms | Synonyms for Asper: Related Terms | Find terms related to Asper: See Also | kuru | piaster | piastre | Turkish monetary unit Asper In Webster's Dictionary \As"per\ ([a^]s"p[~e]r), a. [OE. aspre, OF. aspre, F.
[^a]pre, fr. L. asper rough.]
Rough; rugged; harsh; bitter; stern; fierce. [Archaic] ``An
asper sound.'' --Bacon.
\As"per\ ([a^]s"p[~e]r), n. [L. spiritus asper rough breathing.] (Greek Gram.) The rough breathing; a mark ([asper]) placed over an initial vowel sound or over [rho] to show that it is aspirated, that is, pronounced with h before it; thus "ws, pronounced h[=o]s, "rh`twr, pronounced hr[=a]"t[=o]r. \As"per\, n. [F. aspre or It. aspro, fr. MGr. 'a`spron, 'a`spros, white (prob. from the whiteness of new silver coins).] A Turkish money of account (formerly a coin), of little value; the 120th part of a piaster. |
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