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Definition of Asper

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

Meaning of Asper from wikipedia

- Asper or asper in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Asper or ASPER may refer to: Akçe, an Ottoman silver coin, similar to the aspron, known as asper or...
- Bothrops asper (Garman, 1884[1883]): Terciopelo (English) In recent decades, herpetologists have preferred the name 'terciopelo' for Bothrops asper, although...
- Leonard Asper is the son of the late Izzy Asper, founder of CanWest Global Communications Corp. He is the younger brother of Gail Asper and David Asper. He...
- "Sonchus asper". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 November 2015. Flora of North America, Sonchus asper (Linnaeus)...
- Sulpicius Asper was a centurion of ancient Rome who lived in the 1st century CE, and was one of the bodyguards of the Roman emperor Nero. Asper was one...
- and President Leonard Asper, former director and corporate secretary Gail Asper, and former Executive Vice President David Asper. He was also the leader...
- Asper is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Aemilius Asper, 1st or 2nd century Latin grammarian Gaius Julius Asper, Ancient Roman politician...
- Aemilius Asper, Latin grammarian, possibly lived in the 1st century AD or late 2nd century AD. Aemilius Asper wrote commentaries on Terence, Sallust and...
- up asp in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Asp may refer to: Asp, part of Densbüren, Aargau, Switzerland Aspe (Asp in Valencian), Alicante, Spain Asp Lake...
- Gaius Julius Asper was a Roman politician and senator in the third century AD. Asper came from the city of Attalia in Asia Minor. He was promoted to a...