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Dawn

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noun

the first appearance of daylight in the morning: Dawn broke over the valley.

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.

to begin to be perceived (usually followed by on): The idea dawned on him.

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Origin:
before 1150; Middle English dawen (v.), Old English dagian, derivative of dæg day; akin to Old Norse daga, Middle Dutch, Middle Low German dagen, Old High German tagēn

Related forms

dawn·like, adjective

un·dawned, adjective

Synonyms
1. daybreak, sunrise. 5. appear, occur, break.

Antonyms
1. sunset.

Example Sentences

Even before dawn the frantic sounds of hockey begin — the sharp slap of stick on stick and the raspy scratch of blade on ice.

We haven't eaten since we left his cabin before dawn.

And behold, there shone from the east the white light of the early dawn.

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noun

a female given name.

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World English Dictionary

dawn (dɔːn)

—n
1.	daybreak; sunriseRelated: auroral
2.	the sky when light first appears in the morning
3.	the beginning of something

—vb (usually foll by on or upon)
4.	to begin to grow light after the night
5.	to begin to develop, appear, or expand
6.	to begin to become apparent (to)

Related: auroral

[Old English dagian to dawn; see day]

'dawnlike

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

dawn

c.1500, shortened from dawning, dawing (c.1300), from O.E. dagung, from dagian "to become day," from root of dæg "day" (see day). Probably influenced by a Scandinavian word (cf. Dan. dagning, O.N. dagan). The noun is first recorded c.1600.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms

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Idioms & Phrases

dawn

In addition to the idiom beginning with dawn, also see crack of dawn; light dawned.