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Definitions of Eve:

  • noun:   (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
  • noun:   the day before
    Example: "He always arrives on the eve of her departure"
  • noun:   the period immediately before something
    Example: "On the eve of the French Revolution"
  • noun:   the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
    Example: "He enjoyed the evening light across the lake"
  • name:  A female given name (rare: 1 in 7692 females; popularity rank in the U.S.: #781)
  • name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #33847)


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