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   dawn

   /dɔːn/

   noun

   • 1. the first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise: "he set off at 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 favourable: "the dawn of civilization" Similar beginningstartbirthinceptionconceptionoriginationgenesisemergenceadventcomingappearancedebutarrivaldawningrisestarting pointoriginlaunchinstitutioninaugurationopeninginitiationonsetoutsetunfoldingdevelopmentinfancyday oneinformal:kick-offthe word goformal:commencementOpposite end

   verb

   • 1. (of a day) begin: "Thursday dawned bright and sunny" Similar beginopenbreakarriveemergegrow lightlightenbrightenOpposite end
   • ▪ come into existence: "a new age was dawning in the Tory party" 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.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   The meaning of DAWN is to begin to grow light as the sun rises. How to use dawn in a sentence.

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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. verb (used without object) to begin to grow light in the morning: The day dawned with a cloudless sky. to begin to open or develop.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDAWN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 days ago · 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

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

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   [uncountable, countable] the time of day when light first appears synonym daybreak. at dawn They start work at dawn. It's almost dawn. We arrived in Sydney as dawn broke (= as the first light could be seen). I woke up just before dawn. summer’s early dawns. He works from dawn till dusk (= from morning till night).

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   The noun dawn refers to the first light of day, or the first time period, like the dawn of a new era, which occurs when a new president takes office. Not just the beginning of a day, the noun dawn can refer to any beginning, like the dawn of the Internet era.