vesper
pronunciation
How to pronounce vesper in British English:
UK ['vespə]
How to pronounce vesper in American English:
US ['vespə]
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- Noun:
- a late afternoon or evening worship service
Word Origin
- vesper (n.)
- late 14c., "the evening star," from Old French vespre "evening, nightfall" (12c., Modern French vêpre), from Latin vesper (masc.), vespera (fem.) "evening star, evening, west," related to Greek hesperos, and ultimately from PIE root *wes-pero- "evening, night" (cognates: Old Church Slavonic večeru, Polish wieczór, Russian vecherŭ, Lithuanian vakaras, Welsh ucher, Old Irish fescor "evening"), perhaps an enlarged form of root *we- "down" (source of Sanskrit avah "down, downward"), thus literally "direction in which the sun sets." Meaning "evening" is attested from c. 1600. Vespers "sixth canonical hour" is attested from 1610s, from plural of Latin vespera "evening;" the native name was evensong (Old English æfen-sang).
Example
- 1. You know , I think I would call that a vesper .
- 2. They even published works by will vesper , who had given a rousing speech at the book-burning in 1933 .
- 3. Currently , professor hooke is managing director of vesper international , a company that specializes in the provision of consulting services , especially to educational institutions .
- 4. You know , I think I 'll call that a vesper .
- 5. Where 007 must uses his instincts and wits as he also deals with attempts on his life , double agents and finds himself falling in love with vesper .