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   vespers

   /ˈvɛspəz/

   noun

   • 1. a service of evening prayer in the Divine Office of the Western Christian Church (sometimes said earlier in the day).
   • ▪ a service of evening prayer in other churches.

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Old French vespres ‘evensong’, from Latin vesperas (accusative plural), on the pattern of matutinas ‘matins’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

   • S

     1

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • S

     1

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