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eve
noun
The day before
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iːv
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noun
The day before
“He always arrives on the eve of her departure”
noun
The latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
“He enjoyed the evening light across the lake”
noun
The period immediately before something
“On the eve of the French Revolution”
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He always arrives on the eve of her departure
He enjoyed the evening light across the lake
On the eve of the French Revolution
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