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dawnlike

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dawn

  [dawn]
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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 fol. by on): The idea dawned on him.
Origin:
bef. 1150; ME dawen (v.), OE dagian, deriv. of dæg day; akin to ON daga, MD, MLG dagen, OHG tagēn

Related forms:
dawnlike, adjective

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

Antonyms:
1. sunset.
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