eve

Noun
  1. (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race;
    God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden (synset 109609918)
    referred to in: old testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
    is an instance of: adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
  2. The day before (synset 115181384)
    "he always arrives on the eve of her departure"
    is a type of: 24-hour interval, day, mean solar day, solar day, twenty-four hour period, twenty-four hours - time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
  3. The period immediately before something (synset 115192825)
    "on the eve of the French Revolution"
    is a type of: period, period of time, time period - an amount of time
  4. The latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall) (synset 115191509)
    "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"
    is a type of: day, daylight, daytime - the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
    subtypes: guest night - an evening when members of a club or college can bring their friends as guests
    has:
    same as: even, evening, eventide

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