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eve
noun(eve)the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
Examples:
He enjoyed the evening light across the lake.
eve
noun(eve)(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
eve
noun(eve)the day before
Examples:
He always arrives on the eve of her departure.
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noun(eve)the period immediately before something
Examples:
On the eve of the French Revolution.