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Definition of Evenfall
1. Noun. The time of day immediately following sunset. "They finished before the fall of night"
Group relationships: Eve, Even, Evening, Eventide
Specialized synonyms: Night
Generic synonyms: Hour, Time Of Day
Derivative terms: Crepuscular, Crepuscular, Dusky
Definition of Evenfall
1. n. Beginning of evening.
Definition of Evenfall
1. Noun. dusk, twilight ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Evenfall
1. twilight [n -S] - See also: twilight
Lexicographical Neighbors of Evenfall
Literary usage of Evenfall
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Monk of Cruta by Edward Phillips Oppenheim (1894)
"... AT THK QUIET evenfall" " Do you know who has taken Major Harcourt's cottage, Mr.
de Vaux? " Lady May asked. Paul was silent for a moment . ..."
2. Essential Studies in English by Carolyn M. Robbins, Robert Keable Row (1907)
"At last I heard my mother call Out from the house at evenfall, To call me home
to tea. And I must rise and leave my dell, And leave my dimpled water well, ..."
3. The Odyssey by Homer (1903)
"... pleasure took, awaiting evenfall. And now fell evening dusk on them at play.
Then to their beds they took their several way Each in his dwelling. ..."
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