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asper

1

[ as-per ]

noun

  1. a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.


asper

2

[ as-per ]

adjective

, Obsolete.
  1. harsh; rough.

asper

/ ˈæspə /

noun

  1. a former Turkish monetary unit, a silver coin, worth 1 120 of a piastre
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of asper1

1580–90; < Italian aspero < Medieval Greek áspron literally, white coin, noun use of neuter of áspros white

Origin of asper2

1325–75; < Latin: rough; replacing Middle English aspre < Middle French
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Word History and Origins

Origin of asper1

from Turkish, ultimately from Latin: rough, harsh
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Example Sentences

The juvenal pattern of some individuals of T. spinifer asper differs according to sex.

Trionyx ferox in the northern part of its range is sympatric with T. spinifer asper.

Because the description of the pattern of ferox resembled that of asper, the validity of asper was not agreed upon by all workers.

There seems to be little adumbration of the dark marginal lines of asper in populations from the lower Mississippi River drainage.

Large skulls of ferox and some asper (those in Atlantic Coast drainages) have expanded crushing surfaces on the jaws.

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