evensong
[ ee-vuhn-sawng, -song ]
/ ˈi vənˌsɔŋ, -ˌsɒŋ /
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noun
(usually initial capital letter)Also called evening prayer. Anglican Church. a form of worship said or sung in the evening.
Roman Catholic Church. vesper (def. 3c).
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QUIZ YOURSELF ON “THEIR,” “THERE,” AND “THEY’RE”
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Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?
Words nearby evensong
even money, even out, even permutation, evens, even so, evensong, even-steven, event, even-tempered, eventful, event horizon
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evensong
/ (ˈiːvənˌsɒŋ) /
noun
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