"vesper" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈvɛspɚ/ [General-American], /ˈvɛspə/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: From Old French vespre, from Latin vesper (“evening star”). Etymology templates: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|fro|vespre}} Old French vespre, {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|la|vesper||evening star}} Latin vesper (“evening star”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} vesper (not comparable)
  1. (poetic) Evening. Tags: not-comparable, poetic Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-vesper-en-adj-5ohbvUu0 Disambiguation of Time: 53 16 31 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈvɛspɚ/ [General-American], /ˈvɛspə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: vespers [plural]
Etymology: From Old French vespre, from Latin vesper (“evening star”). Etymology templates: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|fro|vespre}} Old French vespre, {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|la|vesper||evening star}} Latin vesper (“evening star”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} vesper (plural vespers)
  1. The bell that summons worshipers to vespers; the vesper-bell
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  2. (poetic) The evening. Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-vesper-en-noun-UXW-J6ed
  3. A vesper martini.
    Sense id: en-vesper-en-noun-3fFHK5Re Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 3 52 29 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 5 1 48 45 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 9 11 5 42 33
  4. A vesper bat.
    Sense id: en-vesper-en-noun-QWaoGbrp Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 5 1 48 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: vesper mouse, vesper sparrow, vespertide

Inflected forms

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