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Dictionary: ves·per   (vĕs'pər) pronunciation
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n.
  1. A bell that summons worshipers to vespers.
  2. Vesper The evening star, especially Venus.
  3. Archaic. Evening.

[Middle English, evening star, from Latin, evening.]


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noun

    The period between afternoon and nighttime: dusk, eve, evening, eventide, gloaming, nightfall, twilight. Archaic even2. See start/end.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a late afternoon or evening worship service

 
 
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