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   Dawn

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   noun

   • 1. the first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise: "the rose-pink light of dawn" Similar daybreakbreak of daycrack of dawnsunrisefirst lightdaylightfirst thing in the morningearly morningcockcrowsunupliterary:dawningpeep of dayauroradayspringOpposite dusk
   • 2. the beginning of a phenomenon or period of time, especially one considered favorable: "the dawn of civilization" Similar beginningstartbirthinceptionconceptionoriginationgenesisemergenceadventcomingappearancedebutarrivaldawningrisestarting pointoriginlaunchinstitutioninaugurationopeninginitiationonsetoutsetunfoldingdevelopmentinfancyday oneinformal:kickoffthe word goformal:commencementOpposite end

   verb

   • 1. (of a day) begin: "Thursday dawned bright and sunny" Similar beginopenbreakarriveemergegrow lightlightenbrightenOpposite end
   • ▪ come into existence: "a new era of land-use policy was dawning" Similar beginstartcome into beingbe borncome into existenceappeararrivecome forthemergeeruptburst outariseriseoriginatebreakunfolddevelopcrop upfirst see the light of dayformal:commenceOpposite end
   • 2. become evident to the mind; be perceived or understood: "the awful truth was beginning to dawn on him" Similar occur tocome tocome to mindspring to mindenter someone's mind/headcome into someone's head/mindstrikehitregister withenter someone's consciousnessflash across someone's mindpass through someone's mindcross someone's mindsuggest itself

   Word Origin late 15th century (as a verb): back-formation from Middle English dawning.

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   noun. the first appearance of daylight in the morning: Dawn broke over the valley. Synonyms: sunrise, daybreak. Antonyms: sunset. the beginning or rise of anything; advent: the dawn of civilization.

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   DAWN definition: 1. the early morning when light first appears in the sky: 2. the time when something began: 3. If…. Learn more.

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   noun. the first light of day. “we got up before dawn ”. synonyms: aurora, break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, morning, sunrise, sunup. see more. see less. antonyms: sundown, sunset. the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon.

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   1. To begin to become light in the morning. 2. To begin to appear or develop; emerge. 3. To begin to be perceived or understood: Realization of the danger soon dawned on us.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiondawn noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   break of day/dawn. (literary) the moment in the early hours of the morning when it begins to get light. Definition of dawn noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDAWN definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 days ago · 1. variable noun. Dawn is the time of day when light first appears in the sky, just before the sun rises. Nancy woke at dawn. Synonyms: daybreak, morning, sunrise, dawning More Synonyms of dawn. 2. singular noun. The dawn of a period of time or a situation is the beginning of it. [literary]

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   5 days ago · dawn (countable and uncountable, plural dawns) (uncountable) The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise. The rising of the sun. Synonyms: break of dawn, break of day, daybreak, day-dawn, dayspring, sunrise (uncountable) The time when the sun rises.