Day and Eve

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Day noun - The hours of light between one night and the next.

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Eve is an antonym for day.

Nearby Word: daytime

Eve noun - The time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness.

Usage example: from morn to eve the settlers toiled to eke a living from the harsh land

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Day is an antonym for eve.

special	special day	special eve
normal	normal day	normal eve
short	short day	short eve
perfect	perfect day	perfect eve
Other adjectives: current, free, single, real, quiet, terrible, novel, beautiful, early, extra, worst, last, previous, fateful.

Churches and religious schools usually stage a Nativity play sometime during the season (see A Very British Christmas), sometimes incorporated into the Christmas Eve/Day service.

Source: Useful Notes / Christmas in America
It may be held on Christmas Eve or Day depending on family preference.

Source: Useful Notes / Christmas in America
In modern America, some television channels — especially home shopping channels — go off the air for Christmas Eve/Day, and the most popular alternative to a blank screen is a looped video of a blazing fireplace with muzak versions of carols playing in the background.

Source: Useful Notes / Christmas in America

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Eve and Day. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/day/eve

Day & Eve. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/day/eve>.

Eve or Day. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/day/eve.

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