in the Bible
: the first woman, the wife of Adam, and the mother of Cain and Abel
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Noun (1)
from morn to eve the settlers toiled to eke a living from the harsh land
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Mamoulian flourished his new set of watercolors in an extravagant ballroom sequence set on the eve of the Battle of Waterloo — a kaleidoscope of ladies swirling in blue, green and yellow gowns and men strutting in bright red uniforms.
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Noun
That video came on the eve of her ayahuasca journey.
—James Factora, Them, 12 Mar. 2025
On the eve of the talks, Ukraine launched its largest drone attack of the war against Russia.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Although Larson died suddenly at the age of 35, on the eve of the show’s first off-Broadway performance, the writer left behind a cannon of creative output.
—Kristen Tauer, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025
Mamoulian flourished his new set of watercolors in an extravagant ballroom sequence set on the eve of the Battle of Waterloo — a kaleidoscope of ladies swirling in blue, green and yellow gowns and men strutting in bright red uniforms.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Eve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eve. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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