vesper
Definitions of vesper
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the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office; early evening; now often made a public service on Sundayssynonyms: vespers
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a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western skysynonyms: avondsterexample of:planeet(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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