Definition of "evening" []

• The period of decreasing daylight between afternoon and night. (noun)
• The period between sunset or the evening meal and bedtime: a quiet evening at home. (noun)
• A later period or time: in the evening of one's life. (noun)
• Chiefly Southern U.S. The time from noon to twilight. (noun)

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• "When candles are brought into the tent at night, the servant wishes the company a good evening: he says "_M'sah elkhere_," the literal meaning of which is "_Good be with you this evening_;" which salutation it is courteous to return, even to a slave; and if any one, however great his rank, were not to return it, he would be considered a bad muselman, a disaffected and inhospitable barbarian."
• "In many cultures the term evening is linked to time of day when people have their main meal of the day."
• "In many cultures, the term evening is linked to the time of day when people have their main meal of the day."