eve

noun3

1. •
   the day or the night just before a holiday or another special day

   • She died on the eve of her 100th birthday.
2. •
   (figurative) The period of time when something is just about to happen or to be introduced
3. •
   (literary, no longer used) Evening, night.

   • on a cold winter's eve.

noun1

1. •
   Abbreviation of endogenous viral element.