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(noun) (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 |
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Related Words: adult female, woman |
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(noun) the day before; "he always arrives on the eve of her departure" |
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Related Words: day, mean solar day, solar day, twenty-four hours |
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(noun) the period immediately before something; "on the eve of the French Revolution" |
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Related Words: amount of time, period, period of time, time period |
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(noun) the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake" |
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Synonyms: evening, eventide |
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Related Words: day, daylight, daytime, guest night |
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