dawns

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English

Definitions

noun

The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.
The rising of the sun.
The time when the sun rises.“She rose before dawn to meet the train.”
The earliest phase of something.“the dawn of civilization”

verb

To begin to brighten with daylight.“A new day dawns.”
To start to appear or be realized.“I don’t want to be there when the truth dawns on him.”
To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.

Related words

Synonyms

beginning onset start break of dawn break of day crack of dawn day-dawn daybreak dayspring sunrise sunup cockcrow first light morning aurora sink in fall into place come home

Antonyms

Rhymes

cons bonze echelons bronze frons icons khans nylons photons fawns

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