Hesperus
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Hes·per·us
(hĕs′pər-əs)n.
The planet Venus in its appearance as the evening star.
[Middle English, from Latin, from Greek hesperos; see Hesperian.]
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Hesperus
(ˈhɛspərəs)n
(Astronomy) an evening star, esp Venus
[from Latin, from Greek Hesperos, from hesperos western]
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Hes•per•us
(ˈhɛs pər əs)n.
an evening star, esp. Venus.
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