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Asper

Asper \As"per\ ([a^]s"p[~e]r), a. [OE. aspre, OF. aspre, F. Rough; rugged; harsh; bitter; stern; fierce. [Archaic] ``An asper sound.''
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Asper

Asper \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. [1913 Webster] ||

Asper

Asper \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.

Wiktionary
asper

Etymology 1 a. rough or harsh; severe, stern, serious. alt. rough or harsh; severe, stern, serious. n. (context phonetics English) Rough breathing; a mark (#) indicating that part of a word is aspirated, or pronounced with ''h'' before it. Etymology 2

alt. (context historical English) Any one of several small coins, circulated around the eastern Mediterranean area from the 12th to 17th centuries. n. (context historical English) Any one of several small coins, circulated around the eastern Mediterranean area from the 12th to 17th centuries.

WordNet
asper

n. 20 aspers equal 1 kuru

Wikipedia
Asper

Asper may refer to:

  • Asper (') breathing mark in romanization of Greek
  • Asper (surname)
  • Aemilius Asper, Latin grammarian
  • Aspron, a type of late Byzantine silver or billon coins
  • Akçe, an Ottoman silver coin, similar to the aspron
  • Asper, A steel roller coaster manufactured by Gerstlauer that operates at Fun Land USA in Miami, FL
Asper (surname)

Asper is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • David Asper, Vice-president of CanWest Global Communications Corp.
  • Frank W. Asper (1892-1973), Latter-day Saint composer and Mormon Tabernacle organist.
  • Gail Asper, President of the CanWest Global Foundation and managing director and secretary of The Asper Foundation
  • Hans Asper (1499–1571), Swiss painter
  • Izzy Asper (1932–2003), Canadian media magnate
  • Leonard Asper, President and CEO of CanWest Global Communications Corp.
  • Linda Asper, Manitoba politician
  • Mattias Asper, Swedish football goalkeeper

Usage examples of "asper".

And he seized every spare moment to study the Book of Asper that his father had bequeathed to him.

Safar had been certain, the body of Lord Asper, as well as many secrets.

Palimak had studied the ancient Book of Asper Safar had bequeathed to him long and hard.

But evidently she saw him as a lesser enemy and focused her wrath on the Asper snake.

Then his vision cleared and he saw that the Asper snake was gone and the chamber had returned to its former gloom.

Palimak and his party had left the warrens of the Idol of Asper and were now carrying a strange burden to the airship.

Across from him, hovering over the little island that was home to the Idol of Asper, was the airship.

Hanadu during ancient times when, legend said, Lord Asper had lived in Syrapis.

Book of Asper his father had entrusted to him when they had parted three years before.

Once again he was confronted with another murky verse from Asper that seemed to have meaning.

And that Lord Asper, the old demon master wizard, had been part of the committee of wizards who ended those wars by creating the Forbidden Desert that divided the two species for centuries.

But I think we should eat while the eating is good, and be damned to Asper and the gods.

Even the demon master wizard, Lord Asper, would pale if put beside Lord Timura.

Safar flipped through the pages of the Book of Asper for clues to the proper spell.

No one has lived there since the days of Asper, although it has been kept in good repair.