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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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]


The 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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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]