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before 900; Middle English aspe, apse, Old English æsp(e), æps(e); cognate with Middle Low German aspe, Old High German aspa (German Espe, with altered vowel < Old High German adj. espîn), Old Norse ǫsp; akin to Latvian apse, Russian osína, Czech osika < North European Indo-European *aps-. See aspen
before 900; Middle English aspe, apse, Old English æsp(e), æps(e); cognate with Middle Low German aspe, Old High German aspa (German Espe, with altered vowel < Old High German adj. espîn), Old Norse ǫsp; akin to Latvian apse, Russian osína, Czech osika < North European Indo-European *aps-. See aspen
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ASP
1.
American selling price.
2.
Computers. application service provider: a company that gives individuals or businesses access through the Internet to specialized software applications and other computer-related services.
Asp
Biochemistry.
aspartic acid.
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World English Dictionary
asp1 (æsp) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See also uraeus the venomous snake, probably Naja haje (Egyptian cobra), that caused the death of Cleopatra and was formerly used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death |
| 2. | Also called: asp viper a viper, Vipera aspis, that occurs in S Europe and is very similar to but smaller than the adder |
| 3. | horned asp another name for horned viper |
| [C15: from Latin aspis, from Greek] | |
| asp2 (æsp) | |
| —n | |
| an archaic name for the aspen | |
| [Old English æspe; related to Old Norse ösp, Old High German aspa] | |
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Word Origin & History
asp
mid-14c., from M.Fr. aspe, from L. aspidem (nom. aspis), from Gk. aspis "shield;" the serpent probably so called in reference to its neck hood.
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Medical Dictionary
Asp abbr.
aspartic acid
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FOLDOC
Computing Dictionary
ASP definition
1.
2.
3.
[Sammet 1969, p.702].
4.
(2000-07-08)
American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
| Asp aspartic acid |
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Asp definition
(Heb. pethen), Deut. 32:33; Job 20:14, 16; Isa. 11:8. It was probably the Egyptian cobra (Naja haje), which was very poisonous (Rom. 3:13; Gr. aspis). The Egyptians worshipped it as the _uraeus_, and it was found in the desert and in the fields. The peace and security of Messiah's reign is represented by the figure of a child playing on the hole of the asp. (See ADDER.)
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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