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Webster 1913 Edition
Asper
As′per
(ăs′pẽr)
, Adj.
[OE.
aspre
, OF. aspre
, F. âpre
, fr. L. asper
rough.] Rough; rugged; harsh; bitter; stern; fierce.
[Archaic]
“An asper sound.” Bacon.
As′per
(ăs′pẽr)
, Noun.
[L. spiritus
asper
rough breathing.] (Greek Gram.)
The rough breathing; a mark (ʽ) placed over an initial vowel sound or over ρ to show that it is aspirated, that is, pronounced with h before it; thus
‖ὡς
, pronounced hōs
, ῥήτωρ
, pronounced hrā′tōr
. As′per
,Noun.
[F.
aspre
or It. aspro
, fr. MGr. ἄσπρον
, ἄσπρος
, white (prob. from the whiteness of new silver coins).] A Turkish money of account (formerly a coin), of little value; the 120th part of a piaster.
Webster 1828 Edition
Asper
AS'PER
,Adj.
AS'PER
,Noun.
In grammar, the Greek accent, importing that the letter over which it is placed ought to be aspirated, or pronounced as if the letter h preceded it.
AS'PER
,Noun.