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The Britannica Dictionary evening star 1 ENTRIES FOUND:

• evening star (noun)

evening star noun evening star noun Britannica Dictionary definition of EVENING STAR

the evening star

: the planet Venus when it can be seen in the western sky at sunset or just after sunset — compare morning star ASK THE EDITOR

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