eve
Eve is defined as evening, or the day or night before a holiday, or the period of time before an event.
(noun)An example of eve is the night before Christmas; Christmas eve.
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See eve in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- Old Poet. evening
- the evening or day before a holiday: Christmas Eve
- the period immediately before some event: on the eve of victory
Origin: ME, var. of even < OE æfen, evening
noun
- a feminine name: var. Eva
- Bible the first woman, Adam's wife: Gen. 3:20
Origin: ME < LL(Ec) Eva, Heva < Heb Ḥawwāh, lit., life, living being
See eve in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- The evening or day preceding a special day, such as a holiday.
- The period immediately preceding a certain event: the eve of war.
- Evening.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , variant of even; see even2
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In the Bible, the first woman and the wife of Adam.
Origin:
Origin: Late Latin Ēva, Hēva
Origin: , from Hebrew ḥawwâ, living, life
Origin: , from ḥāyâ, to live; see ḥyw in Semitic roots
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