Meaning & use
eve
The day or evening before an important event, especially a holiday.
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We always open one present on Christmas Eve before going to bed.
On the eve of the election, both candidates made final appeals to voters.
A note on using this word
Eve can refer literally to the evening before a date, or more broadly to the period just before any significant event.
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