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Eventide vs Eve - What's the difference?

eventide | eve |

As nouns the difference between eventide and eve

is that eventide is {{cx|archaic|poetic|lang=en}} evening while eve is the day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve.

As a verb eve is

to come before something, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve.

As a proper noun Eve is

the first woman and mother of the human race; Adam's wife.

As an abbreviation EVE is

abbreviation of lang=en|endogenous viral element.

eventide

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • evening
    • The mist rises from the lake at eventide.

    eve

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve.
  • Evening, night.
  • *Mid-19th cent. , John Clare, :
  • *:I love to see the shaking twig
  • *:Dance till the shut of eve

    • Related terms

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    Verb

    (ev)
  • To come before something, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve.

    • Quotations

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