Definition of evening

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Evening (n.) The latter part and close of the day, and the beginning of darkness or night; properly, the decline of the day, or of the sum..

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Cool :: Cool (n.) A moderate state of cold; coolness; -- said of the temperature of the air between hot and cold; as, the cool of the day; the cool of the morning or evening..
Wake :: Wake (n.) An annual parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church; subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises, attended by eating and drinking, often to excess..
Fore-night :: Fore-night (n.) The evening between twilight and bedtime.
Vespertine :: Vespertine (a.) Blossoming in the evening.
Parasceve :: Parasceve (n.) Among the Jews, the evening before the Sabbath..
Evening :: Evening (n.) The latter part and close of the day, and the beginning of darkness or night; properly, the decline of the day, or of the sum..
Until :: Until (prep.) To; up to; till; before; -- used of time; as, he staid until evening; he will not come back until the end of the month..
Vesper :: Vesper (a.) Of or pertaining to the evening, or to the service of vespers; as, a vesper hymn; vesper bells..
Overnight :: Overnight (n.) The fore part of the night last past; the previous evening.
Angelus :: Angelus (n.) A form of devotion in which three Ave Marias are repeated. It is said at morning, noon, and evening, at the sound of a bell..
Halloween :: Halloween (n.) The evening preceding Allhallows or All Saints' Day.
Nutation :: Nutation (n.) The motion of a flower in following the apparent movement of the sun, from the east in the morning to the west in the evening..
Crepusculous :: Crepusculous (a.) Flying in the twilight or evening, or before sunrise; -- said certain birds and insects..
Allhallow Eve :: Allhallow eve () The evening before Allhallows. See Halloween.
Supper :: Supper (n.) A meal taken at the close of the day; the evening meal.
Walk :: Walk (n.) The act of walking for recreation or exercise; as, a morning walk; an evening walk..
Vespers :: Vespers (n.) The evening song or service.
Kettledrum :: Kettledrum (n.) An informal social party at which a light collation is offered, held in the afternoon or early evening. Cf. Drum, n., 4 and 5..
Afternoon :: Afternoon (n.) The part of the day which follows noon, between noon and evening..
Eve :: Eve (n.) 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..
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