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Hesperus

American  
[hes-per-uhs] / ˈhɛs pər əs /

noun

  1. an evening star, especially Venus.


Hesperus British  
/ ˈhɛspərəs /

noun

  1. an evening star, esp Venus

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Etymology

Origin of Hesperus

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin, from the Greek adjective and noun hésperos “in or of the evening, the evening, evening star, western, the west”; akin to west, Latin vesper “evening” ( vesper )