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noun the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
noun a later concluding time period
noun the early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way
originFrom evening + -s (adverbial suffix). Compare with Dutch avonds, Low German avends, German abends.
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