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eve¹
- /iːv/
Sounds like eave, Eve · Rhymes with -iːv
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English eve, variant of even (itself from Old English ǣfen), with a pre-1200 loss of the terminal '-n'. See also the now archaic or poetic even (“evening”), from the same source.
In medieval Europe, days were considered to extend from sunset to sunset rather than midnight to midnight, so the night before a holiday was considered part of it, hence its "eve".
noun eves
- The day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve. She died on the eve of her 100th birthday.
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Evening, night.
on a cold winter's eve.
Similar: een
- The period of time when something is just about to happen or to be introduced the eve of a scientific discovery
Eve²
- /iːv/
Sounds like eve, eave · Rhymes with -iːv
Where it comes from
From Middle English Eve, Eue, from Old English Ēua, Ēfe, from Latin Eva, from Ancient Greek Εὔα (Eúa), from Biblical Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā).
proper noun
- The first woman and mother of the human race; Adam's wife. And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
- An unspecified primordial woman, from whom many or all people are descended. The Seven Daughters of Eve; Mitochondrial Eve
- A female given name from Hebrew. "You were always a cynic," said Edith tolerantly. "I'm sure that Eve will want to have a baby - isn't that why we called her Eve?" "Of course not," said Herbert, as if the baby-cult had long been irritating him. "We called her Eve, or Evelyn, after your grandmother, who was going to leave, and did l
- An unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Missouri, United States.
Eve³
- /iːv/
Sounds like eve, eave · Rhymes with -iːv
Where it comes from
A pun on eavesdropper.
proper noun
- A conventional name for an agent attempting to intercept a message sent by Alice that is intended for Bob.
Eve⁴
- /iːv/
Sounds like eve, eave · Rhymes with -iːv
Where it comes from
Either a variant of Eaves or a matronymic from the given name.
proper noun
- An English surname.
Eve⁵
- /iːv/
Sounds like eve, eave · Rhymes with -iːv
proper noun
- Alternative spelling of Ewe
EVE⁶
noun EVEs
- Abbreviation of endogenous viral element
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: evening, eventide, christmas, hallow, verge, residence, robot, monitor, intelligence, scots, thanksgiving, monitoring, day, nightfall, morning, view
Translations
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noun day or night before
| Español | víspera, vigilia, trasnochada |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 前夜 zen'ya |
| 中文 | 前夕 qiánxī, 前夜 qiányè |
| Português | véspera |
| Français | veille |
| Deutsch | Vorabend |
| Italiano | vigilia |
| Ελληνικά | παραμονή paramoní |
| Română | ajun, preziuă |
| Русский | кану́н kanún |
| עברית | עֶרֶב 'érev |
noun period of time when something is about to happen
| Русский | кану́н kanún, преддве́рие preddvérije |
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title = {eve},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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