eve
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
eves
plural
eves
Britannica Dictionary definition of EVE
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1
literary
:
evening
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one pleasant summer's eve
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“…from noon to dewy eve…”
John Milton, Paradise Lost (1667)
2
:
the evening or the day before a special day
— usually singular
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New Year's Eve
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Christmas Eve
3
:
the period of time just before an important event
— used in the phrase on the eve of
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The students were nervous on the eve of their graduation.
