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ves|per
Ves|per «VEHS puhr», noun.
the planet Venus, when it appears as the evening star.
[< Latin Vesper evening star]
ves|per «VEHS puhr», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. an evening prayer, hymn, or service; vespers.
2. an evening bll.
3. Obsolete. the evening.
–adj.
1. of, belonging to, or occurring in the evening: »

the vesper hours.

2. Sometimes, Vesper. of, used at, or having to do with vespers.
[< Old French vespre, variant of vespres; see etym. under vespers (Cf.vespers)]

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