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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.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.

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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.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."

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.