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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

- up Asper or asper in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Asper may refer to: Asper (') breathing mark in romanization of Gr**** Asper (surname) Asper, Missouri...
- Bothrops asper (Garman, 1884[1883]): Terciopelo (English) In recent decades, herpetologists have preferred the name 'terciopelo' for Bothrops asper, although...
- Look up ASP in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ASP may refer to: ASP pistol ASP, Inc., law enforcement weapon manufacturer A type of extending baton Ammunition...
- "asper" (meaning "rough") refers to the surface of the elytra. Morimus asper asper (Sulzer, 1767) Morimus asper funereus Mulsant, 1863 Morimus asper ganglbaueri...
- 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...
- of North America, Sonchus asper (Linnaeus) Hill, 1769. Spiny-leaf sow-thistle, laiteron rude Flora of China, Sonchus asper (Linnaeus) Hill, 1769. 花叶滇苦菜...
- Aemilius Asper, Latin grammarian, possibly lived in the 1st century AD or late 2nd century AD. Aemilius Asper wrote commentaries on Terence, Sallust and...
- taxon should be treated as a subspecies of Morimus asper, giving it the scientific name Morimus asper funereus. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996)...
- ASP.NET is a server-side web-application framework designed for web development to produce dynamic web pages. It was developed by Microsoft to allow programmers...
- President Leonard Asper, former director and corporate secretary Gail Asper, as well as former Executive Vice President David Asper. He was also the leader...