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Eve

Eve Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Eve? [n] (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 Even in the Garden of Eden [n] the day before; "he always arrives on the eve of her departure" [n] the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake" [n] the period immediately before something; "on the eve of the French Revolution" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Eve: evening \| eventide Related Terms \| Find terms related to Eve: See Also \| adult female \| day \| daylight \| daytime \| dusk \| evenfall \| fall \| gloaming \| guest night \| mean solar day \| nightfall \| period \| period of time \| solar day \| sundown \| sunset \| time period \| twenty-four hours \| twilight \| woman Eve In Webster's Dictionary \Eve\, n. [See {Even}, n.] 1. Evening. [Poetic] Winter oft, at eve resumes the breeze. --Thomson. 2. The evening before a holiday, -- from the Jewish mode of reckoning the day as beginning at sunset. not at midnight; as, Christians eve is the evening before Christmas; also, the period immediately preceding some important event. ``On the eve of death.'' --Keble. {Eve churr} (Zo["o]l), the European goatsucker or nightjar; -- called also {night churr}, and {churr owl}.

Eve Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Eve?

[n] (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 Even in the Garden of Eden
[n] the day before; "he always arrives on the eve of her departure"
[n] the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"
[n] the period immediately before something; "on the eve of the French Revolution"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Eve: evening | eventide

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Eve In Webster's Dictionary

\Eve\, n. [See {Even}, n.]
1. Evening. [Poetic]

         Winter oft, at eve resumes the breeze. --Thomson.

2. The evening before a holiday, -- from the Jewish mode of
   reckoning the day as beginning at sunset. not at midnight;
   as, Christians eve is the evening before Christmas; also,
   the period immediately preceding some important event.
   ``On the eve of death.'' --Keble.

{Eve churr} (Zo["o]l), the European goatsucker or nightjar;
   -- called also {night churr}, and {churr owl}.

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