Standard Lemma guide

ASR

name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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1

name

Meaning 1

Initialism of Air Sea Rescue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Initialism of automatic/automated speech recognition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: computer, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Initialism of automatic system recovery.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Initialism of antislip regulation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Initialism of age standardized rate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: epidemiology, medicine, sciences

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noun

Meaning 6

Initialism of automotive/automobile shredder residue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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7

noun

Meaning 7

The afternoon Islamic prayer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: afternoon prayer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: prayer

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَصْر (ʕaṣr).

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: صَلَاة اَلْعَصْر (ṣalāt al-ʕaṣr) — afternoon prayer
  • Arabic: عَصْر (ʕaṣr) — afternoon prayer
  • Bengali: আসর (aśor) — afternoon prayer
  • Bengali: আসরের নামাজ (aśorer namaj) — afternoon prayer
  • Chechen: малхбуз-ламаз (malxbuz-lamaz) — afternoon prayer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 晡禮 /晡礼 (būlǐ) — afternoon prayer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 底盖尔 (dǐgàiěr) — afternoon prayer
  • German: Asr — afternoon prayer
  • German: Nachmittagsgebet — afternoon prayer
  • Hausa: la'asar — afternoon prayer
  • Indonesian: Asar — afternoon prayer
  • Malay: Asar — afternoon prayer
  • Persian: نماز عصر (namâz-e 'asr) — afternoon prayer
  • Punjabi: ڈِیگَر (ḍīgar) — afternoon prayer
  • Russian: аср (asr) — afternoon prayer
  • Tamil: அஸர் (asar) — afternoon prayer
  • Turkish: ikindi — afternoon prayer
  • Turkish: ikindi namazı — afternoon prayer