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vespers |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Vespers \Ves"pers\, n. pl [OF. vespres, F. v[^e]pres, LL vesperae, fr L. vespera evening. See {Vesper}, n.] (R. C. Ch.) a One of the little hours of the Breviary. b The evening song or service. {Sicilian vespers}. See under {Sicilian}, a. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: vespers n 1: the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office; early evening; now often made a public service on Sundays [syn: {evensong}] 2: a late afternoon or evening worship service
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