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Difference Between Evening and Eventide

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Evening

Evening is the period of a day from the end of the afternoon to the beginning of night. The exact times when evening begins and ends depend on location, time of year, and culture, but it is generally regarded as beginning when the Sun is low in the sky and lasting until the end of twilight.

Eventide

Evening.

Evening

The period of decreasing daylight between afternoon and night.

Eventide

Evening
The mist rises from the lake at eventide.

Evening

The period between sunset or the evening meal and bedtime
A quiet evening at home.
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Eventide

The time of evening; evening.

Evening

A later period or time
In the evening of one's life.

Eventide

The latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall);
He enjoyed the evening light across the lake

Evening

Chiefly Southern US The time from noon to twilight.

Evening

The time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark.
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Evening

The time of the day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight (compare afternoon); the period after the end of regular office working hours.

Evening

(figuratively) A concluding time period; a point in time near the end of something; the beginning of the end of something.
It was the evening of the Roman Empire.

Evening

A party or gathering held in the evening.

Evening

Present participle of even

Evening

Present participle of evene

Evening

The latter part and close of the day, and the beginning of darkness or night; properly, the decline of the day, or of the sun.
In the ascending scaleOf heaven, the stars that usher evening rose.

Evening

The latter portion, as of life; the declining period, as of strength or glory.

Evening

The latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall);
He enjoyed the evening light across the lake

Evening

A later concluding time period;
It was the evening of the Roman Empire

Evening

The early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way;
An evening at the opera

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