Eve - Definition

eve

n 1: (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
2: the day before; "he always arrives on the eve of her
departure"
3: the period immediately before something; "on the eve of the
French Revolution"
4: the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight
from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening
light across the lake" [syn: evening, eve, even,
eventide]

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