evening

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Estimated CEFR level: A1 — Beginner

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Definition

  1. noun the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
  2. noun a later concluding time period
  3. noun the early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way

Etymology

From Middle English evening, evenyng, from Old English ǣfnung, from ǣfnian (“to become evening”), from ǣfen (“eve”) (from Proto-West Germanic *ābanþ, from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs), corresponding to even + -ing.

In classic literature

Synonyms

eve, even, eventide

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