vesperascente

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Latin

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Etymology 1

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Participle

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vesperāscente

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of vesperāscēns

Etymology 2

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Ellipsis of vesperāscente caelō/diē (ablative absolute, literally at the sky/day(light) tending towards the evening). Attested in Calcidius around 4–5th century CE.

Adverb

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vesperāscente (not comparable)

  1. (Late Latin, hapax) towards the evening
    Antonym: (Late Latin) albēscente