"eve" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /iːv/ Audio: en-us-eve.ogg [US] Forms: eve [singular], eves [plural]
enPR: ēv Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The day or night before, usually used for holidays.
    Sense id: simple-eve-en-noun-vfMA9EHO
  2. evening, night.
    Sense id: simple-eve-en-noun-6SnSp46y
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "My parents always let me open one gift on Christmas Eve."
        },
        {
          "text": "My friend Stacy throws the best New Year's Eve parties."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The day or night before, usually used for holidays."
      ],
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    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "One the eve of our wedding anniversary, I give my wife a red rose."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "evening, night."
      ],
      "id": "simple-eve-en-noun-6SnSp46y"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "enpr": "ēv"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iːv/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/i:v/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-eve.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        {
          "text": "My parents always let me open one gift on Christmas Eve."
        },
        {
          "text": "My friend Stacy throws the best New Year's Eve parties."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The day or night before, usually used for holidays."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "One the eve of our wedding anniversary, I give my wife a red rose."
        }
      ],
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        "evening, night."
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "enpr": "ēv"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iːv/"
    },
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    },
    {
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      ]
    }
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}

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