vespers

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vespers - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

vespers - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  vespers
      n 1: the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine
           office; early evening; now often made a public service on
           Sundays [syn: vespers, evensong]