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vesper definition

ves·per (ves′pər)

noun

  1. Old Poet.
    1. evening or evening personified
    2. evening star
    1. R.C.Ch. the sixth of the seven canonical hours; evening prayer
    2. Anglican Ch. evensong

Etymology: ME, evening star < L vesper, masc., vespera, fem., evening < IE *wesperos (prob. < *we-: see west) > Gr hesperos

adjective

  1. of evening
  2. of vespers

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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shared etymology with "whisper"?

Posted by anonymous 77 days ago.

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