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eve

eve [ eev ] (plural eves)


noun 
Definition:
 
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.

2. day before festival: the day, evening, or night before a religious festival or public holiday

3.  ( literary )
Same as  eveningn (sense 1) (sense 2)

on a cold winter's eve

[12th century. Variant of even2]
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