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1. ēven-light n.
2. ēve(n-tīde n.
Additional spellings:
evetide, even-tide, eventide
18 quotations in 2 senses
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Evening, time of evening; dusk; also fig.
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3. ēve(n-sō̆ng, -sā̆ng n.
Additional spellings:
evesong, even-song, evensong, eve-sang, evesang, even-sang, evensang
62 quotations in 3 senses
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The service held at the sixth canonical hour; vespers; also, the prayers said at that time.
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5. ēve(n-tīme n.
Additional spellings:
evetime, even-time, eventime
3 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Evening, time of evening.
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6. ēve(n-sterre, -stern n.
Additional spellings:
evesterre, even-sterre, evensterre, eve-stern, evestern, even-stern, evenstern
8 quotations in 1 sense
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Evening star, usu. Venus.
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7. yester-ēven adv.
Additional spellings:
yestereven
13 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) On the evening preceding the present day, (on) yesterday evening;
(b) as noun: the evening preceding the present day, yesterday evening.
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