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May 26, 2012
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eve•ning



Pronunciation: (ēv'ning), [key]
—n.
1. the latter part of the day and early part of the night.
2. the period from sunset to bedtime: He spent the evenings reading.
3. Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.the time between noon and sunset, including the afternoon and twilight.
4. any concluding or declining period: the evening of life.
5. an evening's reception or entertainment: Their evenings at home were attended by the socially prominent.

—adj.
1. of or pertaining to evening: The evening sky shone with stars.
2. occurring or seen in the evening: the evening mist.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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