dawn

noun

(uncountable) The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.

(uncountable) The time when the sun rises.

(countable) The rising of the sun.

(uncountable) The earliest phase of something.

A female given name from English sometimes given to a girl born at that time of day.

verb

(intransitive) To begin to brighten with daylight.

(intransitive, figurative) To start to appear or become obvious.

(intransitive, figurative) To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.

Synonyms for dawn

daybreakn dayspringn cockcrown sunrisen sunupn morningn duskn twilightn daylightn matin auroran antemeridianadj auroraladj matutinaladj daytimen beginningn

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