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Today's word is "VESPERTINE".

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DEFINITION:
adjective

1. of, relating to, or occurring in the evening
2. active, flowering, or flourishing in the evening

ETYMOLOGY
c. 1500, "of the evening," from Latin vespertinus "of the evening," from vesper "evening"

PRONUNCIATION:
ves·per·tine \ˈve-spər-ˌtīn
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USAGE:

"I escaped out into the garden near sunset to capture the VESPERTINE blooms of the evening primrose with my camera. ”

--Unknown

”While this book is passing through the press (April 30th, 1885) I am privileged with another sight and sound of the woodcock’s VESPERTINE performance, and under peculiarly favorable conditions.”

Birds In The Bush
by Bradford Torrey , 1885

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SYNONYMS:

1. crepuscular
2. nightfall
3. nocturnal

ANTONYMS:

1. sunrise
2. morning
3. diurnal

SCRABBLE SCORE
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