Jun. 29th, 2008

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vespertine / ves-per-tin, -tahyn
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.

Example: The campers moved closer to the fire as a vespertine chill settled over the woods.

Origin: 1495–1505; < L vespertīnus, equiv. to vesper vesper + -tīnus adj. suffix

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