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| eve [ eev ] (plural eves) |
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1. period before event: the day or days immediately before an important event or special occasion
 He died on the eve of his 100th birthday.
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2. day before festival: the day, evening, or night before a religious festival or public holiday
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3.
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literary
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Same as eveningn (sense 1) (sense 2)
 on a cold winter's eve
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| [12th century. Variant of even2] |