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asper
1[ as-per ]
noun
- a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
asper
2[ as-per ]
adjective
, Obsolete.
- harsh; rough.
asper
/ ˈæspə /
noun
- a former Turkish monetary unit, a silver coin, worth 1 120 of a piastre
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Word History and Origins
Origin of asper1
1580–90; < Italian aspero < Medieval Greek áspron literally, white coin, noun use of neuter of áspros white
Origin of asper2
1325–75; < Latin: rough; replacing Middle English aspre < Middle French
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Word History and Origins
Origin of asper1
from Turkish, ultimately from Latin: rough, harsh
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Example Sentences
The juvenal pattern of some individuals of T. spinifer asper differs according to sex.
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Trionyx ferox in the northern part of its range is sympatric with T. spinifer asper.
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Because the description of the pattern of ferox resembled that of asper, the validity of asper was not agreed upon by all workers.
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There seems to be little adumbration of the dark marginal lines of asper in populations from the lower Mississippi River drainage.
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Large skulls of ferox and some asper (those in Atlantic Coast drainages) have expanded crushing surfaces on the jaws.
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