VESPERTINE Definition & Meaning

vespertine

[ ves-per-tin, -tahyn ]

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adjective

of, relating to, or occurring in the evening:
vespertine stillness.
Botany. opening or expanding in the evening, as certain flowers.
Zoology. appearing or flying in the early evening; crepuscular.

vespertine

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adjective

botany zoology appearing, opening, or active in the evening
vespertine flowers
occurring in the evening or (esp of stars) appearing or setting in the evening

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of vespertine¹

1495–1505; < Latin ��ī�Գܲ�, equivalent to vesper vesper + -��ī�Գܲ� adj. suffix

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The first four albums he ever bought attest to that — Michael Jackson’s “Dangerous,” Bjork’s “Vespertine,” Common’s “Like Water for Chocolate” and “Led Zeppelin IV.”

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I remember wondering why that was his time to lash out — the vespertine hour, when the day animals were retreating to sleep and the night animals were coming out to hunt.

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“Fancy takeout at that restaurant Vespertine,” he says.

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After Homogenic came a softening, and Vespertine, dealing with love and desire, is Björk at her most beautiful.

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There is a particularly spicy and formidable version included on the Vespertine Live album.

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vespertilionine vespiary

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