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ves·per·tine
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pər
tɪn
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adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or occurring in the evening:
vespertine stillness.
2.
Botany
.
opening or expanding in the evening, as certain flowers.
3.
Zoology
.
appearing or flying in the early evening; crepuscular.
Also,
ves·per·ti·nal
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pərˈtaɪn
l
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.
Origin:
1495–1505;
<
Latin
vespertīnus,
equivalent to
vesper
vesper
+
-tīnus
adj. suffix
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vespertine
(ˈvɛspəˌtaɪn)
—
adj
1.
botany, zoology
appearing, opening, or active in the evening:
vespertine flowers
2.
occurring in the evening or (esp of stars) appearing or setting in the evening
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