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Eve

/i/v/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

    noun.person

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. the day before

    noun.time

    Examples
    He always arrives on the eve of her departure.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. the period immediately before something

    noun.time

    Examples
    On the eve of the French Revolution.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

    noun.time

    Examples
    He enjoyed the evening light across the lake.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. Evening.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

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