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- [jas-per]
- /ˈdʒæs pər/
- /ˈʤæspə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [jas-per]
- /ˈdʒæs pər/
Definitions of jasper word
- noun jasper a city in NW Alabama. 1
- noun jasper a resort town in SW Alberta, in SW Canada, on the Athabasca River: headquarters for Jasper National Park. 1
- noun jasper a male given name, form of Caspar. 1
- noun jasper An opaque reddish -brown variety of chalcedony. 1
- noun jasper type of quartz stone 1
- noun jasper an opaque impure microcrystalline form of quartz, red, yellow, brown, or dark green in colour, used as a gemstone and for ornamental decoration 0
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Origin of jasper
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English jaspe, jaspre < Middle French; Old French jaspe < Latin iaspis < Greek iáspis < Semitic; compare Arabic yashb
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Parts of speech for Jasper
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
jasper popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
jasper usage trend in Literature
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