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Definition of predawn - 2 dictionary results

pre⋅dawn

  [pree-dawn, pree-]
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–noun
1. the period immediately preceding dawn.
–adjective
2. noting the time immediately prior to dawn.
Origin:
1945–50; pre- + dawn
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pre·dawn   (prē'dôn')   
n.  The time just before dawn.
pre'dawn' adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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