Webster's English Dictionary

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evening

eve.ning \'e-v-nin\ n [ME, fr. OE -fnung, fr. -fnian to grow 
   towa] often attrib rd evening, fr. -fen evening; akin to OHG a-band 
   evening and perh. to Gk epi on 1a: the latter part and close of the day and 
   early part of the night  chiefly South & Midland  1b: AFTERNOON  1c: the 
   period from sunset or the evening meal to the time to go to bed  2: the 
   latter portion  3: the period of an evening's entertainment