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Vespers

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Vespers
Vespers Ves"pers, n. pl. [OF. vespres, F. v[^e]pres, LL. vesperae, fr. L. vespera evening. See {Vesper}, n.] (R. C. Ch.) (a) One of the little hours of the Breviary. (b) The evening song or service. [1913 Webster]

{Sicilian vespers}. See under {Sicilian}, a. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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