adj
Meaning 1
Evening.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, poetic
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Standard Lemma guide
vesper
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈvɛspɚ/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈvɛspə/
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CMU ARPABET: V EH1 S P ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
The planet Venus as the evening star.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonyms: Phosphorus, Eosphorus, Lucifer, morning star, Venus
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Hesperus, evenstar, Phosphorus, Eosphorus, Lucifer, morning star, Venus
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name
Meaning 3
A surname from German.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 4
A locality in the Shire of Baw Baw, south eastern Victoria, Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
The bell that summons worshippers to vespers; the vesper-bell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 6
The evening.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: poetic
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noun
Meaning 7
A vesper martini.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 8
A vesper bat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Almost all vespers are insect catchers.
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noun
Meaning 9
a late afternoon or evening worship service
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: service, religious service, divine service
Narrower terms: placebo
noun
Meaning 10
a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: evening star, Hesperus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: planet, major planet
History
Etymology
From Old French vespre, from Latin vesper (“evening star”). The martini name was coined by English novelist Ian Fleming in 1953 in his novel Casino Royale, where fictional secret agent James Bond concocts the recipe and names it after the character Vesper Lynd.
Borrowed from Latin vesper (“evening star”).
Borrowed from German Vesper.
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