eve

[Eve]

(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

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Evening.

Noun
(Old Testament) Adam''s wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam''s rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

Noun
the day before; "he always arrives on the eve of her departure"

Noun
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"

Noun
the period immediately before something; "on the eve of the French Revolution"


n.
Evening.

n.
The evening before a holiday, -- from the Jewish mode of reckoning the day as beginning at sunset. not at midnight; as, Christians eve is the evening before Christmas; also, the period immediately preceding some important event.


Eve

Eve , n. [See Even, n.] 1. Evening. [Poetic]
Winter oft, at eve resumes the breeze.
2. The evening before a holiday, -- from the Jewish mode of reckoning the day as beginning at sunset. not at midnight; as, Christians eve is the evening before Christmas; also, the period immediately preceding some important event. "On the eve of death." Keble. Eve churr (Zo'94l), the European goatsucker or nightjar; -- called also night churr, and churr owl.

Evening.

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Usage Examples

My parents used to throw great New Year's Eve parties. They invited such an eclectic mix of showbiz people. All those cool people were always hanging out at our apartment.

The first pages of memory are like the old family Bible. The first leaves are wholly faded and somewhat soiled with handling. But, when we turn further, and come to the chapters where Adam and Eve were banished from Paradise, then, all begins to grow clear and legible.

Ever since Eve started it all by offering Adam the apple, woman's punishment has been to supply a man with food then suffer the consequences when it disagrees with him.

Man's survival, from the time of Adam and Eve until the invention of agriculture, must have been precarious because of his inability to ensure his food supply.

With our knowledge of modern-day genetics, we realize that it was possible for God to place the potential for all people throughout history into the genes of Adam and Eve when He created them.

Well, knowledge is a fine thing, and mother Eve thought so but she smarted so severely for hers, that most of her daughters have been afraid of it since.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Adam knew Eve his wife and she conceived. It is a pity that this is still the only knowledge of their wives at which some men seem to arrive.

Every man regards his own life as the New Year's Eve of time.

My mom was sarcastic about men. She would tell me Adam was the rough draft and Eve was the final product. She was a feminist minister, an earth mom who wore a bra only on Sundays.

I don't even drink! I can't stand the taste of alcohol. Every New Year's Eve I try one drink and every time it makes me feel sick. So I don't touch booze - I'm always the designated driver.

The sharpest memory of our old-fashioned Christmas eve is my mother's hand making sure I was settled in bed.

According to an ancient Sardinian legend, the bodies of those who are born on Christmas Eve will never dissolve into dust but are preserved until the end of time.

I've had some lovely extraordinary experiences on New Year's Eve.

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