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noun 1. The end of the day; evening.

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EXAMPLE SENTENCES
Play Button "I try to have a relaxing eventide with no screens after 8 p.m."
Play Button "The garden is filled with flowers that open only at eventide."
Play Button "I like to reserve my eventide and weekends for family time."
Old English, pre-13th century
Why This Word?
In Old English, "ǣfentīd" was used for the end of the day, while "ǣfnung" referred specifically to the time of dusk falling. It's from the latter that we get the modern English "evening" — while it was a more specific term in Old English, it evolved to refer to the general time frame from about 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. ...
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