eve
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(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.
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the period preceding or leading up to any event, crisis, etc..
on the eve of the American Revolution.
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the evening.
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(in the Bible) the name of the first woman: wife of Adam and progenitor of the human race.
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a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “life.”
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the evening or day before some special event or festival
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( capital when part of a name )
New Year's Eve
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the period immediately before an event
on the eve of civil war
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an archaic word for evening
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Etymology
Origin of eve
1200–50; Middle English; variant of even 2
Example Sentences
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He said on the eve of the attack Tehran wouldn't "give us what we have to have".
From BBC
The City Section’s winningest football coach with 300 career wins and a longtime P.E. teacher at Crenshaw High was placed on administrative leave last August on the eve of Crenshaw’s football opener.
From Los Angeles Times
On the eve of the T20 World Cup Brook admitted lying about being on his own that night to protect his teammates at the time.
From Barron's
On the eve of a corruption investigation, he dematerialized from a New York street in 1930, perhaps carrying thousands of dollars from checks he’d just had cashed.
From Los Angeles Times
Despite a stuttering group campaign, Brook's side are returning to the venue where they swept a T20 series against Sri Lanka 3-0 this month on the eve of the T20 World Cup.
From Barron's
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