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vespertino

afternoon

adjective behs-pehr-TEE-noh Rare
Time Time of Day

Origin: From Latin vespertinus (of the evening).

Also means

evening

Usage Note

Vespertino is a formal or literary adjective meaning 'of the afternoon/evening' (la luz vespertina, the evening light). In journalism, un diario vespertino is an afternoon/evening newspaper, as opposed to matutino (morning). The term vespertino is more common in Latin America in the educational sense, where schools have turno matutino and turno vespertino (morning and afternoon shifts).

Examples

"La edición vespertina llega a las cinco."

Natural Translation

The evening edition arrives at five.

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