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   eve

   /iːv/

   noun

   • 1. the day or period of time immediately before an event or occasion: "on the eve of her departure he gave her a little parcel" Similar day beforeevening beforenight beforeperiod beforethe run-up toOpposite day after
   • ▪ the evening or day before a religious festival: "the service for Passover eve"
   • ▪ evening: "a bitter winter's eve" Similar eveningnightlate afternoonend of dayclose of daytwilightdusknightfallsunsetsundownliterary:eveneventideevenfallgloamingOpposite morning

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘close of day’): short form of even2.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   EVE definition: 1. the day or period before an important event: 2. the evening 3. the first woman, according to…. Learn more.

3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › eveEve - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   An eve is the day — or night — just before some event. You might call the day before your birthday your "birthday eve."

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   Eve definition: the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event. See examples of EVE used in a sentence.

5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › eveEve Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : evening. 2. : the evening or the day before a special day. 3. : the period immediately preceding. Eve. 2 of 2. noun (2) ˈēv. in the Bible : the first woman, the wife of Adam, and the mother of Cain and Abel. Synonyms. Noun (1) crepuscule. crepuscle. dusk. evenfall. evening. eventide. gloaming.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   The eve of a particular event or occasion is the day before it, or the period of time just before it.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   EVE meaning: 1. the day or period before an important event: 2. the evening 3. the first woman, according to…. Learn more.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › eveEve - definition of eve by The Free Dictionary

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   1. ( sometimes cap.) the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event: Christmas Eve; the eve of an election. 2. the period preceding any event, crisis, etc.: on the eve of the revolution.

9. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › eveeve | meaning of eve in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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   eve meaning, definition, what is eve: the night or day before an important day...: Learn more.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishEVE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    EVE definition: 1. the day or night before Christmas Day/New Year's Day 2. the time just before something important…. Learn more.

11. www.yourdictionary.com › eveEve Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    noun. The evening or day before a holiday. Christmas Eve. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Evening. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The period immediately before some event. On the eve of victory. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The first woman, Adam's wife: Gen. 3:20. Webster's New World.