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eventide

even·tide

UK/ˈiːvənˌtaɪd/ uncommon archaic literary

noun

1.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

  • “he enjoyed the evening light across the lake”
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From Middle English eventyde, from Old English ǣfentīd, derived from ǣfen (“evening”) + tīd (“time”). By surface analysis, even + -tide.

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