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Gasper vs Asper - What's the difference?

gasper | asper |

As nouns the difference between gasper and asper

is that gasper is a person or animal that gasps while asper is rough breathing; a mark (#) indicating that part of a word is aspirated, or pronounced with h before it.

As an adjective asper is

rough or harsh; severe, stern, serious.

gasper

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person or animal that gasps.
  • (British, slang) A cigarette.
  • (BDSM, slang) One who is aroused by asphyxiation.
  • * 1999', "floodin...@webtv.net", ''gay male '''gaspers /breath control and choking roleplay.'' (on newsgroup ''alt.sex.necrophilia )
  • An adjustable air outlet over a passenger seat in aircraft.

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    asper

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) aspre (modern .

    Alternative forms

    * aspre

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Rough or harsh; severe, stern, serious.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • An asper sound.

    Noun

    (-)
  • (phonetics) Rough breathing; a mark (#) indicating that part of a word is aspirated, or pronounced with h before it.

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl), from (etyl) aspre or (etyl) aspro, both from (etyl)

    Alternative forms

    * aspron

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (historical) Any one of several small coins, circulated around the eastern Mediterranean area from the 12th to 17th centuries.
  • * , I.40:
    • And for ten Aspers you shall daily finde some amongst them, that will give themselves a deepe gash with a Scimitarie, either in their armes or thighes.

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