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noun

  • Old Testament. ( Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden)
  • The day before.
    • usage: "he always arrives on the eve of her departure"
  • The period immediately before something.
    • usage: "on the eve of the French Revolution"
  • The latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall. )
    • usage: "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"
by WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
by Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Eve is a feminine given name
  • Biblical, French, English: From the Hebrew name Chavvah, which was derived from the Hebrew word chavah "to breathe" or the related word chayah "to live"
  • Hebrew: Life. Living one. In the bible Eve was Adam's wife and the first woman
(Military) EVE stands for equal value exchange
by Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.