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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
- harsh; rough.
asper
/ ˈæspə /
noun
- a former Turkish monetary unit, a silver coin, worth 1 120 of a piastre
Word History and Origins
Origin of asper1
Origin of asper2
Word History and Origins
Origin of asper1
Example Sentences
There are more than 1,600 species of bamboo, and BamCore's preferred is Dendrocalamus asper, more commonly known as Giant Clumping bamboo, which they import from South America and Asia.
Unless it is a fer-de-lance, or bothrops asper, a nasty pit viper found in Central and South America.
The spiritus asper is caused by a too slow contraction of the vocal cords and their too gradual approach for phonation.
The word "asper" is the first descriptive adjective applied by Michelius.
Lepiota asperula Atkinson.—This lepiota resembles A. asper in some respects, but it is smaller and the spores are much smaller, being very minute.
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