vesper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The bell that summons worshippers to vespers; the vesper-bell.
  2. The evening.
  3. A vesper martini.
  4. A vesper bat.
adj
  1. Evening.
name
  1. The planet Venus as the evening star.
name
  1. A surname from German.
name
  1. A locality in the Shire of Baw Baw, south eastern Victoria, Australia.

Pronunciation

/ˈvɛspɚ/ /ˈvɛspə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-vesper.wav

Word forms

vesper vespers

Etymology

From Old French vespre, from Latin vesper (“evening star”).

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