Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈæspə/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈæspəɹ/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Adjective
Rough or harsh; severe, stern, serious.
Usage- Obsolete
- Examples
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An asper sound.
Noun
Rough breathing; a mark (#) indicating that part of a word is aspirated, or pronounced with h before it.
Usage- Obsolete
- Uncountable
Noun
Any one of several small coins, circulated around the eastern Mediterranean area from the 12th to 17th centuries.
Usage- Historical
- Examples
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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.
Noun
20 aspers equal 1 kurus in Turkey
- Broader terms