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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evensong \E"ven*song`\, n. [AS. [=ae]fensang.]
A song for the evening; the evening service or form of
worship (in the Church of England including vespers and
compline); also the time of evensong. --Wyclif. Milton.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
evensong
n 1: the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office;
early evening; now often made a public service on
Sundays [syn: {vespers}]
2: (Anglican Church) a daily evening service with prayers
prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer [syn: {Evening
Prayer}]
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