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Asper


AS'PER, adjective [Latin See Asperate.] Rough; rugged. [Little Used.]

AS'PER, noun [Latin aspiro, to breathe.]

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 A Turkish coin, of which three make a medine. Its value is about a cent and 12 decimals.