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vespertine

[ ves-per-tin, -tahyn ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or occurring in the evening:

    vespertine stillness.

  2. Botany. opening or expanding in the evening, as certain flowers.
  3. Zoology. appearing or flying in the early evening; crepuscular.


vespertine

/ ˈvɛspəˌtaɪn /

adjective

  1. botany zoology appearing, opening, or active in the evening

    vespertine flowers

  2. occurring in the evening or (esp of stars) appearing or setting in the evening
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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

The first four albums he ever bought attest to that — Michael Jackson’s “Dangerous,” Bjork’s “Vespertine,” Common’s “Like Water for Chocolate” and “Led Zeppelin IV.”

I remember wondering why that was his time to lash out — the vespertine hour, when the day animals were retreating to sleep and the night animals were coming out to hunt.

“Fancy takeout at that restaurant Vespertine,” he says.

After Homogenic came a softening, and Vespertine, dealing with love and desire, is Björk at her most beautiful.

There is a particularly spicy and formidable version included on the Vespertine Live album.

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