asper
NounUS[as-per]/ˈæspɚ/2 syllables
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Noun (1)
- 20 aspers equal 1 kurus in TurkeyType of Turkish monetary unitPart of kurus, piaster
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
As′per (ăs′pẽr), adjective
Origin: OE. aspre, OF. aspre, F. âpre, fr. L. asper rough.
Rough; rugged; harsh; bitter; stern; fierce. archaic “An asper sound.” Francis, Baron Verulam Bacon
As′per (ăs′pẽr), noun
Origin: L. spiritus asper rough breathing.
Greek Gram. The rough breathing; a mark (ʽ) placed over an initial vowel sound or over ρ to show that it is aspirated, that is, pronounced with h before it; thus ὡς, pronounced hōs, ῥήτωρ, pronounced hrā′tōr.
As′per noun
Origin: F. aspre or It. aspro, fr. MGr. ἄσπρον, ἄσπρος, 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.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54