the evening star
Definition of the evening star
: the planet Venus when it can be seen in the western sky at sunset or just after sunset
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: the latter part and close of the day and early part of the night
: afternoon
: the period from sunset or the evening meal to bedtime
: suitable for formal or semiformal evening social occasions
: a natural luminous body visible in the sky especially at night
: a self-luminous gaseous spheroidal celestial body of great mass which produces energy by means of nuclear fusion reactions
: a waxing or waning fortune or fame
: to sprinkle or adorn with stars
: to mark with a star as being preeminent
: to mark with an asterisk
: of, relating to, or being a star
: of outstanding excellence : preeminent
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