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eve
1[eev]
noun
(sometimes initial capital letter)the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event.
Christmas Eve; the eve of an execution.
the period preceding or leading up to any event, crisis, etc..
on the eve of the American Revolution.
the evening.
Eve
2[eev]
noun
(in the Bible) the name of the first woman: wife of Adam and progenitor of the human race.
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “life.”
eve
1/ ː /
noun
the evening or day before some special event or festival
( capital when part of a name )
New Year's Eve
the period immediately before an event
on the eve of civil war
an archaic word for evening
Eve
2/ ː /
noun
Old Testament the first woman; mother of the human race, fashioned by God from the rib of Adam (Genesis 2:18-25)
Eve
In the Book of Genesis, the first woman. (See Adam and Eve and Creation.)
Word History and Origins
Origin of eve1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
The report has been released on the eve of the world's first dad strike.
On the eve of the referendum, students in Rome wrote a call to the polls on the cobbles of a city square.
CNN will broadcast the penultimate performance of “Good Night, and Good Luck” on the eve of the Tony Awards.
The attack on Thursday night, the eve of Eid Al Adha, one of the most important celebrations in Islam, followed evacuation warnings for several buildings in the area, where Hezbollah is based in the capital.
It meant one extra night at home, but a later arrival into cities on the eve of an away series.
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