eve
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- pronunciation:
- iv
- features:
- Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
The evening or day before a special day such as a holiday is called an "eve." For example, the last evening before New Year's Day is called "New Year's Eve."
Some children are too excited to go to sleep on Christmas Eve.After the party on New Year's Eve, everybody slept late on New Year's Day. |
The words
eve and
eave sound alike but have different meanings.