evening star

American  

noun

1. a bright planet seen in the western sky at or soon after sunset, especially Venus.

2. any planet that rises before midnight.

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evening star British  

noun

1. a planet, usually Venus, seen just after sunset during the time that the planet is east of the sun Compare morning star

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Etymology

Origin of evening star

First recorded in 1525–35

Example Sentences

Notice the weakness commenced with a bearish evening star completed on Oct.

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The stock is currently trading into a bearish evening star completed on Jan. 7.

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That peak coincided with the break below of a bull flag with the completion of a bearish evening star last October, confirmed by the heaviest monthly volume in nearly eight years.

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Eastman Kodak has also doubled from its mid-August lows, peaking near the very round $10 number after printing a bearish evening star pattern on Dec. 10.

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Round number theory has come into play, with a bearish evening star pattern at $200 completed on Nov. 12.

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