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The word "esper" carries a variety of connotations in literature, simultaneously serving as a proper name, a scientific citation, and a verb imbued with emotional or anticipatory nuance. In narrative fiction, it often appears as a character’s name—as with Cousin Esper or the recurring figure Esper Indiman—lending an air of mystery and individual identity to those who bear it ([1], [2], [3]). In scholarly texts, especially within zoological or botanical contexts, "Esper" functions as an abbreviated authority, citing revisions or discoveries in taxonomy ([4], [5]). Meanwhile, in Spanish-language writings, its roots in the verb "esperar" evoke the act of waiting or expecting, deepening the text’s emotional texture ([6], [7]). Moreover, in science-fiction realms, "esper" sometimes denotes individuals with extrasensory abilities, thereby extending its semantic range into the realm of the psychic ([8], [9]).
  1. "'I'd rather walk along with you, Cousin Esper,' said Estes.
    — from The Gates of Chance by Van Tassel Sutphen
  2. Well, it is exactly a year and a day since that eventful afternoon when Esper Indiman's visiting-card was thrust into my unconscious hand.
    — from The Gates of Chance by Van Tassel Sutphen
  3. "Mon bel esper," said Osmund Heleigh, very gently, "what is there in all this worthy of your sorrow?
    — from Chivalry by James Branch Cabell
  4. The striata differs from Madrepora truncata , Esper.
    — from American Journal of Science, Vol. 1. by Various
  5. The Latin specific name was written hyperantus by Linnæus, but Esper corrected this to hyperanthus .
    — from The Butterflies of the British Isles by Richard South
  6. Mi amiga esperó noticias un día, y otro, y otro… y un mes, y un año… y la carta no llegaba nunca.
    — from Doña Clarines y Mañana de Sol by Serafín Álvarez Quintero
  7. Yo disimulé que estaba libre, y esperé una ocasión para escaparme.
    — from Novelas Cortas by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón
  8. I opened the door because I couldn't have played absent to a team consisting of one esper and one telepath.
    — from Highways in Hiding by George O. (George Oliver) Smith
  9. " What's the matter, kid, are you an esper?
    — from Games by Katherine MacLean

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