asper
(noun) 20 aspers equal 1 kurus in Turkey
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Asper (plural Aspers)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Asper is the 25226th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 982 individuals. Asper is most common among White (90.02%) individuals.
• Earps, Pears, Peras, RESPA, Rapes, Spear, Spera, apers, apres, après, aprĂ©s, pares, parse, pears, prase, presa, præs., rapes, reaps, sarpe, spare, spear
asper (comparative more asper, superlative most asper)
(obsolete) Rough or harsh; severe, stern, serious.
asper (uncountable)
(phonetics, obsolete) Rough breathing; a mark (#) indicating that part of a word is aspirated, or pronounced with h before it.
asper (plural aspers)
(historical) Any one of several small coins, circulated around the eastern Mediterranean area from the 12th to 17th centuries.
• Earps, Pears, Peras, RESPA, Rapes, Spear, Spera, apers, apres, après, aprĂ©s, pares, parse, pears, prase, presa, præs., rapes, reaps, sarpe, spare, spear
Source: Wiktionary
As"per, a. Etym: [OE. aspre, OF. aspre, F. âpre, fr. L. asper rough.]
Definition: Rough; rugged; harsh; bitter; stern; fierce. [Archaic] "An asper sound." Bacon.
As"per, n. Etym: [L. spiritus asper rough breathing.] (Greek Gram.)
Definition: The rough breathing; a mark placed over an initial vowel sound or over h before it; thus hws, pronounced h, hrj'twr, pronounced hra\'b6t.
As"per, n. Etym: [F. aspre or It. aspro, fr. MGr.
Definition: A Turkish money of account (formerly a coin), of little value; the 120th part of a piaster.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
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