asperation

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English asperacione, from Latin asperationem, or a derivation of aspirate.

Noun[edit]

asperation (plural asperations)

  1. a harshness, an unpleasantness
  2. The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.
    • 1728, John Norden, Speculi Britanniae Pars:
      The Welshe doe drown the true ſounde of manie letters and ſillables by a kinde of asperation, contrarie to moste Languages

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