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vespertine
[ ves-per-tin, -tahyn ]
/ ˈvɛs pər tɪn, -ˌtaɪn /
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adjective
of, relating to, or occurring in the evening: vespertine stillness.
Botany. opening or expanding in the evening, as certain flowers.
Zoology. appearing or flying in the early evening; crepuscular.
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Also ves·per·ti·nal [ves-per-tahyn-l]. /ˌvɛs pərˈtaɪn l/.
Origin of vespertine
Words nearby vespertine
vesper mouse, vespers, vesper sparrow, vespertide, vespertilionine, vespertine, vespiary, vespid, vespine, Vespucci, vessel
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How to use vespertine in a sentence
Up Broadway Chandler moved with the vespertine dress parade.
The Four Million|O. HenryThe vespertine hour was nigh, and over this iron landscape there floated the moon, an opal button in the sky.
Visionaries|James HunekerOdors from strong bacon and boiling coffee contended against the cut-plug fumes from the vespertine pipe.
The Trimmed Lamp|O. Henry
British Dictionary definitions for vespertine
vespertine
/ (ˈvɛspəˌtaɪn) /
adjective
botany zoology appearing, opening, or active in the eveningvespertine flowers
occurring in the evening or (esp of stars) appearing or setting in the evening
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