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Venus :: Venus (n.) One of the planets, the second in order from the sun, its orbit lying between that of Mercury and that of the Earth, at a mean distance from the sun of about 67,000,000 miles. Its diameter is 7,700 miles, and its sidereal period 224.7 days. As the morning star, it was called by the ancients Lucifer; as the evening star, Hesperus..

Eventide :: Eventide (n.) The time of evening; evening.

Vespertine :: Vespertine (a.) Of or pertaining to the evening; happening or being in the evening.

Dusk :: Dusk (n.) Imperfect obscurity; a middle degree between light and darkness; twilight; as, the dusk of the evening..

Still :: Still (adv.) Not disturbed by noise or agitation; quiet; calm; as, a still evening; a still atmosphere..

Serene :: Serene (n.) Evening air; night chill.

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..

Sunsetting :: Sunsetting (n.) The descent of the sun below the horizon; also, the time when the sun sets; evening. Also used figuratively..

Vespers :: Vespers (n.) The evening song or service.

Evenfall :: Evenfall (n.) Beginning of evening.

Whip-poor-will :: Whip-poor-will (n.) An American bird (Antrostomus vociferus) allied to the nighthawk and goatsucker; -- so called in imitation of the peculiar notes which it utters in the evening.

Eve :: Eve (n.) Evening.

Gloaming :: Gloaming (n.) Twilight; dusk; the fall of the evening.

Vesperal :: Vesperal (a.) Vesper; evening.

Fore-night :: Fore-night (n.) The evening between twilight and bedtime.

Rout :: Rout (n.) A fashionable assembly, or large evening party..

Tenebrae :: Tenebrae (n.) The matins and lauds for the last three days of Holy Week, commemorating the sufferings and death of Christ, -- usually sung on the afternoon or evening of Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, instead of on the following days..

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..

Hesperus :: Hesperus (n.) Evening.

Allhallow Eve :: Allhallow eve () The evening before Allhallows. See Halloween.

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