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vespertine definition

ves·per·tine (ves′pər tin, -tīn′)

adjective

  1. of or occurring in the evening
  2. Bot. opening or blossoming in the evening
  3. Zool. becoming active or flying in the early evening

Etymology: L vespertinus < vesper: see vesper

Also vespertinal ves′·per·ti′·nal (ves′pər tī′nəl)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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