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vespertine
[ ves-per-tin, -tahyn ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or occurring in the evening:
vespertine stillness.
- Botany. opening or expanding in the evening, as certain flowers.
- Zoology. appearing or flying in the early evening; crepuscular.
vespertine
/ ˈvɛspəˌtaɪn /
adjective
- botany zoology appearing, opening, or active in the evening
vespertine flowers
- occurring in the evening or (esp of stars) appearing or setting in the evening
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vespertine1
1495–1505; < Latin vespertīnus, equivalent to vesper vesper + -tīnus adj. suffix
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Example Sentences
Up Broadway Chandler moved with the vespertine dress parade.
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The vespertine hour was nigh, and over this iron landscape there floated the moon, an opal button in the sky.
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Odors from strong bacon and boiling coffee contended against the cut-plug fumes from the vespertine pipe.
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