Eve
n 1: (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology:
the first woman and mother of the human race; God
created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Even in
the Garden of Eden [syn: {Eve}]
2: the day before; "he always arrives on the eve of her
departure"
3: the period immediately before something; "on the eve of the
French Revolution"
4: the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing
daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed
the evening light across the lake" [syn: {evening}, {eventide}]