Asper

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  • adj. Rough or harsh; severe, stern, serious.
  • n. Any one of several small coins, circulated around the eastern Mediterranean area from the 12th to 17th centuries.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Rough; rugged; harsh; bitter; stern; fierce.
  • n. 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 "ws, pronounced hōs, "rh`twr, pronounced hrā"tōr.
  • n. A Turkish money of account (formerly a coin), of little value; the 120th part of a piaster.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Rough; rugged; harsh; cruel; savage.
  • n. In Greek grammar, a sign (′ ) placed before or over an initial vowel or ρ to show that it is aspirated, that is, pronounced as if h preceded it; the rough breathing. Thus, ο=ς = hos; ῤίς = hris.
  • n. An old Egyptian and Turkish silver coin: now only a money of account.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. 20 aspers equal 1 kurus in Turkey
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    rough    rugged    harsh    bitter    stern    fierce   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Caspar    Casper    Gaspar    Jasper    gasper    jasper