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sunrise
[
suhn
-rahyz
]
sun·rise
/
ˈsʌnˌraɪz
/
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-rahyz
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noun
1.
the rise or ascent of the sun above the horizon in the morning.
2.
the atmospheric and scenic phenomena accompanying this.
3.
the time when half the sun has risen above the horizon.
4.
the open or beginning stage of any period.
adjective
5.
(of an industry, technology, etc.) new and growing; developing; emerging:
high-technology sunrise industries.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Origin:
1300–50;
Middle English,
short for
sunrising
(
see
sun
,
rise
,
-ing
1
)
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Sun·rise
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a city in SE Florida. 39,681.
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sunrise
(ˈsʌnˌraɪz)
—
n
1.
the daily appearance of the sun above the horizon
2.
the atmospheric phenomena accompanying this appearance
3.
Also called (esp US):
sunup
the time at which the sun rises at a particular locality
4.
(
modifier
) of or relating to sunrise industry:
sunrise technology
;
sunrise sector
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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