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VESPER
vesper
(noun) a late afternoon or evening worship service
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
vesper (plural vespers)
The bell that summons worshipers to vespers; the vesper-bell
(poetic) The evening.
A vesper martini.
Anagrams
• perves, preves
Proper noun
Vesper
Hesperus, Venus, the evening star
Anagrams
• perves, preves
Source: Wiktionary
Ves"per, n. Etym: [L., the evening, the evening star, the west; akin to Gr. west. Cf. Hesperian, Vespers.]
Definition: The evening star; Hesper; Venus, when seen after sunset; hence, the evening. Shak.
Ves"per, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to the evening, or to the service of vespers; as, a vesper hymn; vesper bells. Vesper sparrow, the grass finch. See under Grass.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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