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Hesperus

hes·pe·rus

UK/ˈhɛspəɹəs/ uncommon

noun

1.

a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky

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Origin

From Latin Hesperus, from Ancient Greek ἕσπερος (hésperos, “pertaining to the evening, western”).

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