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English Dictionary: Vesper	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Vesper n a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky Synonym(s): evening star, Hesperus, Vesper a late afternoon or evening worship service
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vesper \Ves"per\, a. Of or pertaining to the evening, or to the service of vespers; as, a vesper hymn; vesper bells. {Vesper sparrow}, the grass finch. See under {Grass}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vesper \Ves"per\, n. [L., the evening, the evening star, the west; akin to Gr. [?], [?], and perhaps to E. west. Cf. {Hesperian}, {Vespers}.] The evening star; Hesper; Venus, when seen after sunset; hence, the evening. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evening \E"ven*ing\, n. [AS. [d6]fnung. See {even}, n., and cf. {Eve}.] 1. The latter part and close of the day, and the beginning of darkness or night; properly, the decline of the day, or of the sum. In the ascending scale Of heaven, the stars that usher evening rose. --Milton. Note: Sometimes, especially in the Southern parts of the United States, the afternoon is called evening. --Bartlett. 2. The latter portion, as of life; the declining period, as of strength or glory. Note: Sometimes used adjectively; as, evening gun. [bd]Evening Prayer.[b8] --Shak. {Evening flower} (Bot.), a genus of iridaceous plants ({Hesperantha}) from the Cape of Good Hope, with sword-shaped leaves, and sweet-scented flowers which expand in the evening. {Evening grosbeak} (Zo[94]l.), an American singing bird ({Coccothraustes vespertina}) having a very large bill. Its color is olivaceous, with the crown, wings, and tail black, and the under tail coverts yellow. So called because it sings in the evening. {Evening primrose}. See under {Primrose}. {The evening star}, the bright star of early evening in the western sky, soon passing below the horizon; specifically, the planet Venus; -- called also {Vesper} and {Hesperus}. During portions of the year, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are also evening stars. See {Morning Star}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Vesper, WI (village, FIPS 82650) Location: 44.48106 N, 89.96729 W Population (1990): 598 (219 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54489