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lady
Noun
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A polite way of saying "woman".
Please direct this lady to the soft furnishings department.
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The wife of a lord or a woman who holds the office in her own right.
Lady Diana was very popular with the British people.
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A polite woman who is respected.
Mary, please try to act more like a lady in public.
If you are not ladylike, you will not be seen as a lady.
eve
Noun
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The day or night before, usually used for holidays.
My parents always let me open one gift on Christmas Eve.
My friend Stacy throws the best New Year's Eve parties.
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Evening, night.
One the eve of our wedding anniversary, I give my wife a red rose.
Balfour
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noun
English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1848-1930)