VESPER

vesper. Vesper, n. the evening, the evening-star, Venus

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Ves″per (vĕs″pẽr), n. [[L., the evening, the evening star, the west; akin to Gr. ἕσπεροσ, εσπἕρα, and perhaps to E. west. Cf. Hesperian, Vespers.]] The evening star; Hesper; Venus, when seen after sunset; hence, the evening. Shak.