adj, noun — 3 senses
UK /ˈæspə/ · US /ˈæspəɹ/
Etymology From Middle English aspre, from Old French aspre (modern French âpre), from Latin asper (“rough”).
Obsolete Rough or harsh; severe, stern, serious.
Etymology From Middle English aspre, from Old French aspre (modern French âpre), from Latin asper (“rough”).
Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Sciences Obsolete Rough breathing; a mark (#) indicating that part of a word is aspirated, or pronounced with h before it.
Etymology From Middle English asper, from Middle French aspre or Italian aspro, both from Ancient Greek ἄσπρον (áspron), from neuter of ἄσπρος (áspros, “white”), from Latin asper (“rough, newly minted”).
Historical Any one of several small coins, circulated around the eastern Mediterranean area from the 12th to 17th centuries.
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