evening star

/ˌiv(ə)nɪŋ stɑr/
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Other forms: evening stars

Definitions of evening star
  1. noun
    a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky
    synonyms: Hesperus, Vesper
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    major planet, planet
    (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction
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