Sekirov Dictionary

asper

UK /ˈæspə/US /ˈæspəɹ/

adjective 1
noun 2
forms 3

adjective1

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(no longer used) Rough or harsh; severe, stern, serious.
- An asper sound. — 1627

noun2

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(historical) Any one of several small coins, circulated around the eastern Mediterranean area from the 12th to 17th centuries.
- And for ten Aspers you shall daily finde some amongst them, that will give themselves a deepe gash with a Scimitarie, either in their armes or thighes. — 1603
(no longer used) Rough breathing; a mark (#) indicating that part of a word is aspirated, or pronounced with h before it.

forms

aspers · more asper · most asper

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