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eve

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1. eve - Noun

2. Eve - Proper noun

Meaning

Evening.

The evening before a holiday, -- from the Jewish mode of reckoning the day as beginning at sunset. not at midnight; as, Christians eve is the evening before Christmas; also, the period immediately preceding some important event.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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he always arrives on the eve of her departure Source: Internet

he enjoyed the evening light across the lake Source: Internet

on the eve of the French Revolution Source: Internet

A 20-year-old mum tragically died on New Year's Eve just three weeks after giving birth to her second child. Source: Internet

A 57-year-old Wisconsin man accused of fatally shooting his sister at her home on Christmas Eve has been ordered by court to undergo a mental competency evaluation. Source: Internet

A Canadian service man places Canadian flags among the 37,500 flags on the eve of Remembrance Day at Sunnybrook Veterans Centre as part of its annual Remembrance Day campaign during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. Source: Internet

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