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vespertine

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ves⋅per⋅tine

  [ves-per-tin, -tahyn]
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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  [ves-per-tahyn-l] .

Origin:
1495–1505; < L vespertīnus, equiv. to vesper vesper + -tīnus adj. suffix
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ves·per·tine   (věs'pər-tīn')   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or occurring in the evening.

  2. Botany Opening or blooming in the evening.

  3. Zoology Becoming active in the evening, as bats and owls; crepuscular.


[Latin vespertīnus, from vesper, evening; see vesper.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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