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asperation

asperation noun: harshness; unpleasantness.

Noun

asperation (plural asperations)

  1. Harshness; unpleasantness.
  2. The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.
    • The Welshe doe drown the true ſounde of manie letters and ſillables by a kinde of asperation, contrarie to moste Languages1728, John Norden, Speculi Britanniae Pars

Forms of asperation

pluralasperations

Origin of asperation

From Middle English asperacione, from Latin asperationem.

Questions about asperation

What does asperation mean?
Asperation means harshness; unpleasantness.
What part of speech is asperation?
Asperation is a noun.
What is the plural of asperation?
The plural of asperation is asperations.

Words near asperation in the dictionary

  1. asperands
  2. asperate
  3. asperated
  4. asperates
  5. asperating
  6. asperation
  7. asperations
  8. asperatus
  9. asperatuses
  10. asperazine
  11. aspercetin

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