"vespering" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Latin vesper. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|vesper}} Latin vesper Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} vespering (not comparable)
  1. (poetic) westward; moving toward the setting sun. Tags: not-comparable, poetic
    Sense id: en-vespering-en-adj-rTKZtjGA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sun
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