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asp

[ asp ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
Archaeology. uraeus.

asp

[ asp ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

aspen.

Asp

abbreviation for

Biochemistry.

aspartic acid.

ASP

⁴

abbreviation for

American selling price.
Computers. application service provider: a company that gives individuals or businesses access through the internet to specialized software applications and other computer-related services. Compare SaaS.

asp

/ æ�� /

noun

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 See also uraeus
Also calledasp viper a viper, Vipera aspis, that occurs in S Europe and is very similar to but smaller than the adder
horned asp
another name for horned viper

asp

/ æ�� /

noun

an archaic name for the aspen

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of asp¹

1300–50; back formation from Middle English aspis (taken as plural) < Latin < Greek ��í�� originally, shield

Origin of asp²

before 900; Middle English aspe, apse, Old English æ�� ( e ), æ�� ( e ); cognate with Middle Low German aspe, Old High German aspa ( German Espe, with altered vowel < Old High German adj. ��î�� ), Old Norse ǫ��; akin to Latvian apse, Russian �ǲ�í�Բ�, Czech osika < North European Indo-European *aps-. See aspen

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of asp¹

C15: from Latin aspis, from Greek

Origin of asp²

Old English æ��e; related to Old Norse ö��, Old High German aspa

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The asps — not snakes, she quickly corrects — are allegedly defanged and thus safe for her latest showcase.

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Did she die by clasping an asp to her cleavage?

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Sourdi’s family shield carried the sign of the asp, a venomous snake, which in Latin is “anguis.”

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It wasn’t within easy reach, but maybe...A third idea slithered into her mind like a poisonous asp.

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Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt, poisoned herself with an asp, according to popular belief.

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