Meaning

1 senses

  1. (not comparable, poetic)Evening.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. He acquiesced in Zachary's proposal that on their next interview the vespers bell should be rung half an hour later than usual.

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Origin

From Old French vespre, from Latin vesper (“evening star”). The martini name was coined by

From Old French vespre, from Latin vesper (“evening star”). The martini name was coined by English novelist Ian Fleming in 1953 in his novel Casino Royale, where fictional secret agent James Bond concocts the recipe and names it after the character Vesper Lynd.

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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