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May 26, 2012
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Synonyms for eve

Noun

1. Eve, woman, adult female
usage: (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
2. eve, day, twenty-four hours, solar day, mean solar day
usage: the day before; "he always arrives on the eve of her departure"
3. eve, time period, period of time, period
usage: the period immediately before something; "on the eve of the French Revolution"
4. evening, eve, eventide, day, daytime, daylight
usage: the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"
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