Meaning of Eve | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve.
2. The first woman and mother of the human race; Adam's wife.
3. A conventional name for an agent attempting to intercept a message sent by Alice that is intended for Bob.
4. Abbreviation of endogenous viral element.
   abbreviation, alt-of
5. An English surname.
6. Alternative spelling of Ewe.
   alt-of, alternative
7. Evening, night.
   archaic, poetic
8. An unspecified primordial woman, from whom many or all people are descended.
9. The period of time when something is just about to happen or to be introduced
   figuratively
10. A female given name from Hebrew.
11. An unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States.
12. An unincorporated community in Missouri, United States.

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Examples

“I love to see the shaking twig / Dance till the shut of eve”

“And has she tired of weeping / As she lies down at eve.”

“Sitting on the dockside at Oban, watching the to-ing and fro-ing in the harbour on a perfect summer's eve, I reflect on a trip which has taken me through our busiest cities to traverse the country's main lines, as well as explore some of the furthest extremities that were literally out on a limb.”

“the eve of a scientific discovery”

“And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.”

“After all these years, I see that I was mistaken about Eve in the beginning; it is better to live outside the Garden with her than inside it without her.”

“The Seven Daughters of Eve; Mitochondrial Eve”

“"You were always a cynic," said Edith tolerantly. "I'm sure that Eve will want to have a baby - isn't that why we called her Eve?" "Of course not," said Herbert, as if the baby-cult had long been irritating him. "We called her Eve, or Evelyn, after your grandmother, who was going to leave, and did leave us some money."”

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