VESPER


Meaning of VESPER in English

n. 1 Venus as the evening star. 2 poet. evening. 3 (in pl.) a the sixth of the canonical hours of prayer. b evensong.

[ L vesper evening (star): sense 3 partly f. OF vespres f. eccl.L vesperas f. L vespera evening ]

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