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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Vesper

/(vĕs"pẽr)/ · Ves·per · IPA /ˈvɛspɚ/
01 n. The evening star; Hesper; Venus, when seen after sunset; hence, the evening.
  1. 1.
    The evening star; Hesper; Venus, when seen after sunset; hence, the evening.
02 a. Of or pertaining to the evening, or to the service of vespers; as, a vesper hymn; vesper bells.
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to the evening, or to the service of vespers; as, a vesper hymn; vesper bells.
Phrases & compounds
Vesper sparrow — the grass finch. See under Grass.