dawning
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noun
1.
the first appearance of daylight in the morning: Dawn broke over the valley.
2.
the beginning or rise of anything; advent: the dawn of civilization.
verb (used without object)
3.
to begin to grow light in the morning: The day dawned with a cloudless sky.
4.
to begin to open or develop.
5.
to begin to be perceived (usually followed by on ): The idea dawned on him.
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
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.
1. daybreak, sunrise. 5. appear, occur, break.
Antonyms
1. sunset.
1. sunset.
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World English Dictionary
dawn (dɔːn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
| 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 | |
| '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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Example sentences
They lived and ate together, studied and worked, hoped and harkened in the dawning light.
It seemed to mark the dawning of some new aqueous age.
The day of the fat lady was long in dawning, but at last her freedom and her fashionableness have arrived.
Today, these individuals and their families are justifiably hopeful, for a new era of discovery is dawning in brain research.
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